I forgot I had this still. I thought I threw it away/deleted it from my computer. Hope you all enjoy, I ***may*** post my others, dunno. I have quite a few still unpublished. We'll see, eh? So, below the lines under this "paragraph" you're reading is the poem....enjoy, and post your thoughts. - UJ

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Secreted Love

She is very beautiful, elegant, and gorgeous,
Hair long, hips wide, skin supple.
Her smile makes me smile; her tears make me
Cry,
Her laughter makes me happier than any other.

I have known her for years; her shape is as
Familiar as mine,
My heart was bonded with hers.
We went to the movies, the mall, arcades,
We had slumber parties, as other girls our
Age did.

But, with her it wasn't the same, I spent
Hours beforehand, preparing for her arrival,
I behaved as though we were dating; I almost
Panicked before we met.
I was barely able to breathe, when she
Called my name from downstairs,
I nearly cried when we were together, from
Having to hide my feelings.

I had hid this secret for so long,
I wondered if she would have the same
Feelings.
Since we were children I had wanted to tell,
When we got older I wondered if she'd
Understand.

When I finally told her I thought she was
Going to nearly faint,
I was so scared; I had thought it might go
This way.
But, instead, she was in tears,
And said, "I feel the same way about you," I
Was overjoyed.

As easily as I recall those memories,
They were many years ago.
Attitudes have gotten much better,
And we no longer must keep our secret from
As many.

She has been by my side through some
Difficult times,
And I by hers.
We have seen members of our families react
In several ways,
Some surprised, some not, some upset, some
Pleased that we were happy.

To our surprise, we each found some secrets
About our own families and friends,
How could we have predicted that we both had
So varied a family and friends?
We now know there are bisexuals, lesbians,
Gays, a transsexual, a transvestite, et
Cetera,
Among both of our families, and among our
Friends.

They all asked us to keep their secrets,
Except one or two who thought others might
Know.
We promised we'd keep their secrets,
Each has asked us, though, our feelings on
Concerns with coming out.

Some have said they were working on coming
Out also,
A few have deemed it better to not come out.
Some of our other family members and friends
Have even said,
Angry or not, they were sure they knew no
Non-heterosexuals, personally, aside from
Us.

The thought that they didn't pick up on even
The obviously homosexual people in their
Family we thought to be almost too funny to
Contain ourselves,
But we knew we had promised those people
Their secrets were safe with us.

Still the idea of telling them how wrong
They were,
Was so funny to us, we laughed so hard in
Bed that night that hyenas would've run.

We have years ahead, maybe decades,
We are helping others, like ourselves.
So they need not think they are alone,
At the same time we are letting people know
That we love each other.

This lets them see that they are not
Diseased,
That they are not evil.
That we are genuinely in love, and they can
Be too,
Being whom and what they and we are doesn't
Prevent that.

We tell them who we are, about our past,
Our present, and about our hopes for the
Future.
We listen to tales of their past, present,
And their future hopes,
We help them, giving them time for them to
Realize what they are, and that it is okay. - UltimateJudgement (c) 2013

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I am a bisexual, born as, and still, genetically, male. I am not a transsexual, unless, being a natural blend of male and female traits physically, emotionally, and psychologically, et cetera, counts as transsexual. So, it still surprised even me that I could write from the perspective that I did for this piece. I, personally, think that, all things considered, it is fairly decent among it's genre, and as a poem, in general. I was told it odd I wrote from a perspective of a lesbian in love for this, by friends, but I feel it still a favorite poem of mine. It's not my best piece, but I am not the greatest at poetry, anyways. So, I can deal with that. lol. - UJ