Gay.

Gay.

Intriguing, a word once used to define a feeling,

a sense of bliss as well as delight,

A label to illustrate a colorful and vivid soul,

A name that meant feeling and expression of the mind,

But once another speaks of being so,

it's frowned upon for such shame and disgrace,

for they shall not feel the same as thee,

and therefor they shall be amiss, or improper in society,

in this world we are not permitted to be unique or ourselves,

especially when it comes to being in love,

or so that is as we teach,

that is what we preach,

we make them feel as of though that word, label, title, is out of reach,

we show them that to be who they are,

is to be incorrect,

is to be outrageous,

we speak as if we don't make others feel this way but opinions can be contagious,

we say that to be gay is to be ecstatic, joyful, jubilant, colorful, bright, vivid,

but we make those who are feel anything but,

and we inform them to keep the closet shut.