Open The Closet Door
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Why is it such a big deal?
Why is it such an issue?
If a girl wants to sag her pants and get fresh like the guys do
she can
Why is it such a bother?
If a girl would rather be her child's father
I can
Why is it that we have to hide?
That is the problem, we do not, that is why we celebrate our sexuality with PRIDE
We can
these pains i hold in my hand
pains of discrimination
inequality
there is no reciprocity
poor little girl who answers every time her mother asks
"do you like girls or boys?" how the hell am I gonna answer that??
"I like boys" keeping the closet closed
unexposed
having the fear of being written off some way or another
put off on the street disconnected from my mother, father, and brother
why cant this "gay" closet be opened and set free?
I know a lot of other people are going through it, not just me
but when i sit here and think of MY life
MY choices
MY world
MY heart
MY self worth
less and less do the repercussions hurt
less and less do i feel minor or wrong
less and less do I portray my life as a sad, morbid song
I want my closet opened for the world to know
for the people to see
see me being me and letting nothing stop my flow
girls, girls, girls, girls
WOMEN i do adore
i want my women on my arm when i open my closet door
no one, for now, knows my secret
but i will not ask anyone to keep it
i will stop closing my closet door
that door opens up a new world
a more exciting world for me to explore
no more
poor little girl who gives that mediocre answer to her mother every time she is asked
"do you like boys or girls?" I know how to answer that
"Women, I like women" opening the closet door
risking having to later on pick my teeth up off the floor
just for the truth i provided
nothing subsided
expidited
everything is out there
bound to be judged
and smudged out of the picture by many
but i am now looking for a "damn" to give
there aren't any
I slammed that
I slammed that closet door behind me so hard
in an effort to never have to go back and remember how hard it was to open
I have spoken
All of the people struggling with my problem, here is your token
it may take a lot of force to open my slammed door
but be bold and courageous and do not be threatened for being who you are anymore
I am speaking out, as well as to myself
I place my hidden, darkened heart on a shelf
bad memories
remember me
when you open your closet door, do not shut it
the person behind you has to come in
do not make the same mistake i did
be you, be free, make living your life, a chore
Baby, please, open the closet door