My Son's Secret

He told me about it
With tears streaming down his face
It was so hard for him to tell me
He kept saying he was a disgrace.

He didn't know where to begin
To tell his secret to me
He was afraid that I would reject him.
But he had no cause to be.

I held his head against me
"Please god, heal the hurt I pray"
My son has finally told me he is gay

"My son" I said " I love you still"
"Did you expect my love to waiver?"
This secret you've had for twenty years
Could make me not love you? Never!

"A mothers love, it knows no bounds
I will love you to the end of my days
But other people's ignorance
May not understand your ways."

"The only advice I can give to you
Is to your own self you must be true
Don't try to be what you're not, my son
Because pretending will never do"

"I know your secret was hard to tell
Yes, for me it was quite a surprise
But I love you no matter what, my son
Now go wipe the tears from your eyes"

By Suann Wine