Now That You’re A Butterfly

I was already a butterfly.
And I know you wanted to try.

But the world is full of the whirl of winds.
And at your back are the swarm of fiends.

I covered you with my wings of hope.
‘Cause I felt how it feels to be dope.

I kept silent while others poke you.
I know, you just wanted to be true.

While you’re away you started to grow.
And from your cocoon, there’s been a glow.

And now that you’re free, face all of them.
That you’re now a butterfly, amen.

I made this poem when one of my closest friends in college went out of the closet. I can already feel before that he’s gay. But I never tried to confront him because I know how it felt to be dragged out from one’s closet. And I am very proud to welcome him in this world now that he is a butterfly.

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Joemar Belleza

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Joemar is the Blogger-In-Chief of BaklaPoAko.Com. He is currently a graduate student in University of the Philippines Open University. He also studied at Maquillage Professionnel School of Makeup Artistry and School of Fashion and the Arts (SoFA). He is a bold advocate of education, environment and LGBT issues. An earner, dreamer and a lover. Before he was once a dream-sprouting seed. Now he's a tree in his renaissance and will always be evergreen. Hear him speak with his intelligent guide for gay news of the Philippines and worldwide, Bakla Po Ako. Confirmed!.Follow him on Twitter @belleza_joemar. Gay it forward!