Until Then--LGBTQIA+ Community & Ally Series-Civil Rights Are Human Rights Series-Hope & Survivors Series

A 

Stolen

Look,

From across 

Every 

Room.

Breath

Inside your 

Chest,

Still 

Mine.

The 

Smell

Of you,

Lingers

In 

My heart

&

On my

Skin.

Sounds

Of moments

Past,

Painting pictures

Leading

Back

To

You.

Memories

Of who I used

To be,

Without you

Here

With 

Me.

Touches

So soft

So brief,

&

Still 

Pretending

They're not from

The

Soul

I 

Love.

Safety

In 

Your arms,

Away from

The 

World

That doesn't

Believe 

This

Is

Real.

Wishing

For 

When we were

Younger,

Thinking

Love 

Was

Enough.

And

My 

Heart 

Didn't

Break,

Because 

I

Still

Can't

Hold you 

By

My side.

I 

Sometimes

Like to believe,

There's 

A place

That

Will see

Us

As

We are.

Where

They can see

The

Love 

You kept secret,

In

Your heart

For

Me.

I'll

Tell them

You're 

The one I chose,

Knowing it 

Would

Cost me 

Everything

But

You.

Maybe 

They'll finally

Understand,

It 

Made 

Us

Braver

Than they

Ever

Knew.

But

Until

That someday

Comes,

Love 

Will

Be

Love,

As it's always

Been.

And

I'll

Make the same 

Promise 

Then,

As I did 

Back when

We only

Had 

Each

Other.

That

I'll still

Be 

Completely,

Totally,

&

Forever,

In love 

With

You.