Motivational Poem: Let's Be Gay

Time it was when being gay meant merriment and cheer

Quiet far from the dreadful word we now call fear

Homos simply meant any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae

Not exclusively pointed to those whose lifestyle many would disagree

With this, a thought comes to me today

Why not choose to simply be gay?

Man used to be an adult male person in society

Far from the animal they call chauvinist in some glossary

Woman was defined as the adult female person in the land

Not a product sold in magazines, television, films or broad bands

I wonder then if it’s appropriate to say

Some things are here to stay --- let’s just be gay

Colored was associated with visual arts on print and silver screen

Not black or brown or yellow as now it would seem

Religion, as I recall, defined a people’s belief on a divine presence

Not a division disallowing God’s awesome Omnipresence

With this, I now would like to state

Let’s all be happy anyway and be gay

Human race used to be defined as the people living on planet earth

Truly not a competition on who gets the best and who takes the dirt

News then were information of recent and important events

Not at all exclusive to issues that shout of sex and violence

And thus, I’d like to ask if I may

Why sow fear when it’s easier to just be gay

Amidst the confusion and fear we face in our personal lives

May choices find respect and honor in our hearts and minds

Let unconditional love be our guide in building relationships

That acceptance become the embrace strengthening our friendship

If you agree with what this hub is trying to say

Please start your comment with Yes, let’s be gay!

Daisy Ba-ad