i want to tell the truth,
honesty is the best
policy;
but i am terrified
of revealing who i am
because what if that means
rejection?
people say those who matter
won’t mind, but what if they do?
my mother twice told me
“you better not be a lesbian”,
how do i tell her that i am pan?
i want to be proud of who i am,
but i am also terrified;
perhaps it is safer
to hide in this closet—
but a comfort place is no place for me
to grow, and i want to bloom into
the most beautiful flower
i can be.
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