the teasers
have begun
about the new
liberace movie
and with them come memories
i remember
the spectacle he was
how he lit up
our television screen
with more sparkle than
any eye could
comprehend
for a young boy
in east texas
he was indeed a sight
i remember asking
"so
i get
that he's a good
piano player
but
what's up
with him?"
never really got an
answer
just the same kind of
mumbles
i got when i asked
about other interesting
television stars
like
paul lynde and
charles nelson reilly
oh....
they're just entertainers
though their gayness
was obvious
it was something
no one really mentioned
as if
nothing was said
the gay
thing
would never have to be
mentioned or
acknowledged
and
though
i chose to wear
clothes
that allowed me
to blend into the background
tan
rust
brown
beige
grey
though i did nothing
to warrant attention
no sparkle
no candelabra
no ring
no
nothing
it was i
and others like me
who others called
with mean spirited
venom
homo
queer
fag
really?
we couldn't speak
the truth about
liberace...
that he was
gay
we knew the word
we knew the concept
i'm here to
attest
to that
as well as many others
like me
though i will never
wear the
flamboyant choices
of one such as
liberace
at the same time
i will
never again
choose to fade into the background
these days
people do not call
me
homo
queer or fag
to my face
all i hear
these days
is
homo
sexual
perversion
spoken by those
in the larger church
this is why i will not
ever fade into the background
ever again
because
the perversion is not
mine
i am loving
and beautifully created
the perversion belongs
to those who
distort
GOD'S willingness
and intention
and absolute love
to create one
like me
and many others like me
and
yes
you can bet
i will be
going to see
the movie
about
liberace
i might even chose to
wear a sparkly
ring
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