My Heart

<br> <br> I will not betray my heart<br> I will not stifle passion<br> I will not tear my soul apart<br> To fulfill some male fashion<br> <br> I’ll cry if my heart be moved<br> I’ll laugh if it be merry<br> I will not flush down a tube<br> The emotions that I carry<br> <br> I know that I am sometimes scaring<br> With depths friendship strongly felt<br> I will not make my friendship sparing<br> And watch our connections melt<br> <br> I know well our needful boundaries<br> That we must protect each other<br> We can overcome such quandaries<br> And dare to enjoy each other<br> <br> <br>James Cooke, 2007