Secret
Alone and afraid
That's how it feels
Not to be wanted
By the strangers who would not understand
If my secret is revealed
The "good" ones will stone me
Though they themselves carry the burdens of their own sins
I crave and I yearn for something just out of my grasp
If I could tell even one more soul
It would mean relief for my aching heart
Until such time as I can release my "terrible" secret
I must remain alone in mind, body, and soul
Or there is always the coward's way "out"---
---poem by: Jaylyn1969