by Glen Martin Fitch
I expect to play and sleep
and without fear,
at night to not feel nervous
when I walk,
to pass a group of teens and
not hear "Queer,"
to wed
and not change pronouns
when I talk,
to not have landlords
not return my calls.
And I don't want a nurse
to block my way,
look down,
avoid the kids
I know at malls,
or not get hired
just because I'm gay.
I'd like to think
my neighbors value me,
that I'm unique,
acknowledge what I do,
to feel I'm part
of our community.
Yes, these are what I want.
I ask: "Don't you?"
But most I want and kiss him
when we greet and
hold his hand
while strolling
down the street.
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Glen Fitch is a 16th Century poet lost in the 21st Century. Born near Niagara Falls, educated in the Catskills, thirty years on the Monterey Bay he now lives in Palm Springs. Retail not academics has paid the bills. Someday he will finish Spenser's "The Fairie Queene."
Last updated August 23, 2011