In those days you got married So I did at 23, I tried to be conventional It was never really me. Tried to blend in with the others Went to church to seem the same, Don’t put me back inside that box To play the normal game... I was shy and just a bachelor And Im ashamed to say, I got myself a lesbian friend as cover in those days. I tried to keep my head down I made jokes - was anti-gay, And I still can’t trust authority I fear it everyday... Id a friend who had dementia she had to live in care, They put her in a crimplene dress and they set and curled her hair... They put her in a crimplene dress Well I knew it wasnt right, They made her into someone else Someone cold and lady-like. Don’t judge me when you visit me when Ive been to the pub, and Ive brought back a gay mag Its my home - thats my bag Don’t send a fundamentalist to dress and shower me, That’s like sending a black person someone from the BNP They asked us to fill in a form They said for peace of mind So we said civil partners Then the others were unkind. Wed be friendly with those neighbors could meet them for a chat, but we were driven out then from our new shelter flat The staff dont ask about him they see marriage as the law, there’s no place here for lovely Tom on their information form. My gay friends are my family Let my gay friends be my kin, But I hold him dear inside my heart Hes where my dreams begin. It shocks me though Im out and proud They assume I’ve been a wife, No I love with her and love her She’s the meaning of my life! we sing and cook, go walking - love her music and her humour Wont you share her story with me when I’m too old to remember. Wont you share these stories with us when were too old to remember! #lgbtiageing
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 01:00:01 +0000
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