20 years since

20 years since By Christopher Ross Livingstone 

Feeling of a lifetime,

Supressed and closeted

The weight of it

Living a life

As a lie

Contained and unexpressed 

Coming out

I began to live to express a life

As an open gay man

On a note of honest reflection 

Oh, the shame of it

The moments 

Before and after 

Pain in the tear

The shame on the heart string

Feeing you're wrong 

Gay shame 

Vast and deep

Emnating from society's hangups 

Dealing with internalised and socialtal homophobia 

20 years since 

Coming out

Journey to heal a heart