It Sounds So Trite, But My Private

Shame Weighs A Lot More Than Flesh And Bone.

Even When I Took First Prize, Topped The Class, Won The Race, I Never Really Won Anything. I Was Merely Avoiding The Embarrassment Of Losing.

I Don't Even Like Watching Sex Scenes In Movies. I Have A Slight Prudish Side To Me.

When It’s Quiet In My Head Like This, That’s When The Voice Doesn’t Need To Tell Me How Pathetic I Am. I Know It In The Deepest Part Of Me. When It’s Quiet Like This, That’s When I Truly Hate Myself.

My Feelings For Ellen Overrode All Of My Fear About Being Out As A Lesbian. I Had To Be With Her, And I Just Figured I'd Deal With The Other Stuff Later.