If I were to come out the closet
I'm sure that my father would reach down my throat
Tear out the baby inside me
And tear out my heart cause it is his investment
Does he do it to protect some ideal?
Re-up on my spouse's prescription
I am the sole harbinger of her insulin
I dutifully suffer through marriage
I dutifully wait by my family’s deathbed
Pick up a stranger and blow him
Cause duty should never infringe on your secrets
If my father could he'd haunt my spirit
So I know to keep it guarded
Do I do it to protect some ideal?