U.F.L

Time slowed down the day I met you

Head stuck in the clouds for a minute or two

Overflowing river of emotions

It felt like I had just drank a potion

But those feelings were forbidden

And so I kept them locked away, written and hidden

Page after page I wrote about it all

Silly, innocent things I would do to see you in the hall

Timed my exit just to see you walk by

And yet I found myself asking why

I wasn’t allowed to feel what I did

I hated myself and I was just a kid

Smiling on the outside but inside dying

To not love you that way, so badly I was trying

How to reconcile with such opposing views

Church calls it a sin, but you were my muse

Heart and mind were never aligned

After all, my love for you was blind

Lifehouse was synonymous to Smallville to me growing up, and as a result their music had a huge impact on me. This poem came to me while listening to it. I wrote this in honor of pride month, for all those who felt ashamed for loving who religion deems as forbidden. You are not a mistake and who you love is not anybody’s decision but yours.