I want to be free.

Free from the hurt,

…the pain,

…the agony.

I’m weak.

I’m afraid.

I’m scared.

Scared…         …to know the truth.

Is it me…?

or…

this thing within me?

Don’t make assumptions…

and

Resist that feeling of awkwardness.

I’m pleading for understanding.

I…

…may seem to be a coward,

…a weakling, 

…a loser.

But what can I do?

I’m a lover

 not a fighter.