'Stuck in the Closet' by @Hack_Beta (Fallen Angel)

I’m seven years old and mom tucks me into bed, Tells me she loves me, and then kisses me on my head. The lights go out, but my mind starts to race, What are the challenges I’m going to face? Will I be forced to come out of my shell? Or will I be forced to live in this hell? I sit up at my bed to look at the night, I pray to God, and hope he hears my plight. Ah, to return to a time when I was naïve, Having good friends and a faith to believe. Then out of the darkness, a shout and a creak, My heart skips a beat, and I begin to weep. It came from the closet, this mystery sound. My mind’s still racing, I knew that trouble was abound. I go to my dresser and grab the key, Unlock with a click and what do I see? Wait a second….How can this be? Inside the closet is a reflection of me! I look to the eyes of my future self, Suddenly, he grabs the key and puts it on a high shelf. Then he says “Now’s not the time, wait a few years.” He pat me on my head and took him leave, before he did, I shed a tear. I called to him, “Will things always be this way?” He sighed and said, “Times will change…You’ll know the day.” Eight years had past, and my life had been altered, My self-esteem was low, My spirit was faulted. The wanton destruction of my very soul, Seems to be their only goal. It’s hard to hide no matter how hard I try, The secret disguise behind the lies. At night I cry away all my pride, With eyes shut tight and staring at my inside. All my friends know why I can’t sleep at night, All my family ask if I’m alright. All I wanna do is get rid of this hell, But all I have to do is stop kidding myself. I’ve grown enough to finally reach that shelf, Now is the time I greet my once future self. As I did before, I unlocked the closet door, Only this time, no reflection, it’s a new world to explorer. In a sense, things are better this way, It doesn’t matter if I’m straight, bi, or gay. All that matters is that I’m alive and well, And no longer have to life alone in my hell.

......I told my mom........bad idea... Artwork © Copyright 2002 Fallen Angel