Am surprise
By your reaction to
A part of my life.
Especially
From the 1980s
And early 1990s.
Dark times
For the LGBT+ community
As we were forced
To confront several epidemics
At once.
Not all
Were related to
The emerging killer
HIV/AIDS.
Being expose
To the virulent hate
For the first time
Of transphobia
And homophobia.
Not from
Other kids
But adults.
Already have
That t-shirt
Years ago.
When
I started kindergarten
In 1975.
Along with
The PTSD flashbacks
Auditory and visual
In constant rotation
Throughout the years.
Naively
I thought
With the gaining of age
One got smarter and wiser
About the world
Around them.
Just part
Of the curse
Being
An optimistic-pessimist.
Yeah
I know
It's an oxymoron
Like military intelligence.
So sue me.
On second thought
Better not
Still have money leftover
From my disability cheque.
Therisa © 2016
Author's note: Guess, the little things that most people take for granted, are those memories, which filled us, with sadness and regret.
