PROLOGUE
A loving Catholic household is where he grew up
A filled up glass, an overflowing cup
But he soon learned that his family was the exception
His peers, his people, lined up for confession
Households of fear to be themselves
An oppressive reverberating holy monolith that was always felt
This path he walked sometimes felt like being wheeled from a gurney
As a part of that faith, this poem will reflect on his journey

ACT 1
Self pressured himself to be a “good boy”, an outstanding role model
His true self was hidden, stowed away in a bottle
Final year of high school the bottle had burst
A trinity, a unity of issues, things at its worst.
Depression, anxiety, and homosexuality seemed to ruin all the fun
Then he suddenly fell for a boy as radiant as the sun
Feelings were not returned and that was okay
But soon the school administration had gotten in the way

“What happened to the gifted child?” he can hear them think
This Straight-A Scholar, Jack of all trade Persona began to shrink
“You never caused problems for us before!” he could feel it in their aura
He was this gifted boy that bloomed like fauna and flora

But that wasn’t him anymore, that boy had disappeared
Buried by his mental issues, crisis of faith, and ever growing fear
A Catholic school is where all should be welcome right?
Yet to save face, he was banished and left far out of sight

Caged in his home, the radiant boy offered...