Is it something 

I have inside 

me?

something close

something near

being queer 

I’m not questioning 

how it feels

It’s getting more real

more raw

I blossom
I bloom
I don’t assume 

I continue to look back 

I always try to look forward

I feel the pride 

Inside 

but feel loneliness 

too

colours change quickly

green

orange 

blue

purple 

yellow 

pink 

I want to 

sink

deeper 

into something

familiar 

a space full of 

mirrors 

being queer 

for me is 

right 

here

staying true 

to what matters to 

you 

queer is asking more questions 

not running away 

from tension 

It’s looking at things 

with an open mind 

being genuine 

kind 

it’s following your

own path 

taking a bath 

a bath full of 

glitter and soft cotton 

making sure things aren’t

forgotten 

reminding yourself 

to stand up 

shake off the piled up 

dust 

looking 

and looking again 

really seeing who’s standing

behind that bend 

it’s about boning

until the sun starts

moaning 

grabbing hold

feeling warmth 

playing with the cold

queerness is giving people

a hand 

one they can hold 

or one they can make 

their 

own 

it’s made me feel

less 

alone 

like I’m sitting on a 

thrown

homegrown

in my own tempo

my own tone 

but above all

queerness to me

is something that makes me 

feel me

real