Somewhere inside I probably always knew but my innate compliant nature didn’t question much. It took New Orleans at 32 to shine the disco ball my way.
This is what it kinda feels like in a straight until proven gay existence…..
OUT & ABOUT
E. Perryman 10.11.2021
C ompartmental and dubious.
O ften prohibited; status non quo.
M ostly suspicious; auxiliary sense.
I nsecure instincts; novel lifestyle.
N o set path; tribe sought.
G row to recalibrate; endure gradual reveal.
O utside approval unknown; inside fluid.
U nder contrary assumption; declaration inevitable.
T enuous burden of proof; live in shades of gray.
