Poems from red_viper
I’m a lifelong martial artist. I’ve written since I was young for myself as a form of self examination and therapy. Growing up closeted during the AIDS crisis and in small town Kentucky, I didn’t feel I had many options for outward expression. Life is different today, and I express what I feel here.
Some children burn like too-hot coals
Their ember brings light to dark
Some children freeze too hard, too cold
Their surface, far...
Should he choose to stay for me
I'll look at him and wonder
Will his love be for me to keep,
Or tear my heart asunder?
I know some who say they love the night,
While others claim they treasure day.
No, for me a choice just won't feel right
So I will...