foundations, rock and roots

foundations

my rock

the roots to my story.

my foundations

my rock

and my roots 

come with 

faith in GOD

but also 

through people...

people who have loved me

people I love.

one of those people 

i will forever love 

is my ex wife.

i've spent a lot of time

telling my story of coming out

breaking through denial

moving into 

new life. 

denial 

is a mystery to me.

i can't fully explain it 

or understand it.

all i know is my story

and any 

one who knows my story 

knows that i was 

faithfully married for 22 years

to a most fantastic woman.

but you're gay

how do you explain that?

how do you explain all those years you were married?

what about her?

what about her?

i love her 

and always will.

the woman i spent half my life with

taught me love

and courage.

she has her own story 

and she can tell it.

i have my story 

and she will always be part of mine.

despite how others 

might define how i love

and how i have been loved

i 

will forever love 

the woman i shared 

half my life with.

we will forever be family.

as much as everyone says 

how courageous 

i am...

i'm here to say

my courage

comes from

a foundation

my rock

and deep roots.

my story is not my own.

my story involves 

the love 

and the courage 

of my family....

the wife i shared my life with..

and the children we raised.

my integrity

compassion

faith

love

life 

is not my own...

it has everything to do 

with those i love

and will love forever.

i've been deeply 

deeply blessed

by 

my family...

my 

laurie

wayde 

and maddie.