Denial
By Dustin Anderson
I am not the evil demon you speak
I’ll show you full well my devotion
My wrist is like a ruler, never meek
My love for sports causes commotion
How could you make this mistake?
When I drink my weight in beer
I know that you think its fake
But you have nothing to fear.
I can’t even look at that part for long
I stare at the right parts for hours
I was admiring the ass, that’s not wrong,
You know I don’t deserve those glowers
My love remains correct to this day
So stop with these assumptions of gay.
Bargaining
By Dustin Anderson
Is there any way to make me free?
Feeling trapped in my own head
By thoughts that make people flee
From friends whom I’ve constantly pled.
I would do anything to be like you
To walk down the street and not think
“Does that person know who I screw?”
“Do they discuss our common link?”
I’ll never date again if you can repair
The only thing that makes me unique
Please, oh please, hear this prayer
You can’t have made me this weak
The only thing that remains to pay
Is this overwhelming urge to be gay.
Depression
By Dustin Anderson
I stand in the face of my crumbling future
No children to carry on my wretched name
I try repair my mind with a begrudging suture
My emotions are the more true test to tame
I beg my parents to mend our tattered bond
They turn their nose in disgusted contempt
Dad curses at the evil wretch he spawned
Mom refuses to let the house go unkempt
I turn to my friends looking for some solace
They all can’t believe the enemy I’ve become
They thought my sexual reputation was flawless
Now they can only think of me as lowly scum
Why did god choose to make me this way
To wallow in my sorrow as a goddamn gay
Anger
By Dustin Anderson
You can’t tell me who to screw
You can’t strip my humanity
This rainbow flag is for my crew
A marker for our insatiable profanity
Our words ring out “love is love”
Battle cries ring over picket signs
Men and women, hawk and dove
We will topple your gender shrines
The day has come to mount an attack
Hold onto your bibles as we ascend
Our victories will continue to stack
We prove that we will not be penned
If we offend you then begin to prey
Nothing will stop the rise of the gay.
Acceptance
By Dustin Anderson
I don’t need to force a joke to make you happy
I don’t need the acceptance of lesser minds
I don’t need to keep my responses snappy
I don’t need to hide my face behind the blinds
I need to look forward to the lazy days of love
I need to develop into a member of society
I need to realize that I have risen a level above
I need to let my thoughts overtake this anxiety
I have all that I need in a world beginning to fix
I have the love of my life regardless of parts
I have support in the face of some pricks
I have freedom for my mind in the arts
I never knew how good it would be to say
That I am loved and it happens to be gay
