I

Weep

Today

Exposed and

Alone

Like a

Leaky

Gutter

Meant to

Withstand

Pressure

But

Exposed

Nonetheless

How does

One

Guard

Against

Heartbreak

How does

One

Be

Strong

In a

Down pour

Be

Leaky

Be

Human

Amidst

Snowflake and

Vodka

I was

Told

Renate

Died

She never

Forgave me

You know

For making

You

Gay

But she

Was

Woven

Into my

Life

Because of

You

My

Heart

Bleeds

For

You

When

One

Looks

To the

Future

One must

Acknowledge

The past

For

Without it

We have

No

Moral

Compass

We

Never

Know

Our

Path

Until

We

Leave

What

Is

Comfortable

Don’t

Take

Advantage

Of

Me

But

Of

My

Generosity

For

It

Is

There

That

I

Blossom