LGBTQ+ Poem: Spit or Choke, by Bella Hoffmann

She’s diseased and afflicted
she must be hurting, bet she’ll kick this
my toes are all stubbed
and bloodied up
but I still have this sickness
spit it out, choke it down
but i’ve only been a witness
I promised him I wasn’t this
but she whispered in my ear
and I felt my traitor heart pitch
down into my stomach, god
how am I gonna stomach this
it lurks in my mind like
a stalker on a wanted list
asking what that lump is
lodged in my esophogus
if this is what you’re gonna be
expect it to be gutsy
spit it out, choke it down
which one is it gonna be

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