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The Gay Dinosaur

Today

It’s too easy

being gay.

Where’s the glamour

clamour

thumb-your-nose fight

bloody-nose fright

the campy swagger

scarves flying hips jiving?

Where the sweet sweat of secrecy

that adrenalin rush

high edgy intoxicating

defiance

the homosexual brotherhood

revelling

flaunting

spitting?

Where is my youth?

Being gay

is too easy

today.

 

 

Cynthia Buell Thomas

 

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Katie

Thu 19th Jun 2014 01:22

I like the lack of use of the title in the actual poem. It gives it an element of wonder. Like there is a secret only the poet is wise to. Yet it also makes us use our brains more in thinking what a dinosaur has to do with it.

But then you explained it in a comment, which is helpful.

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Dave Bradley

Tue 19th Feb 2013 08:06

Provocative. It's certainly less difficult, but still not always easy. Even harder if trans.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Sun 17th Feb 2013 17:06

An observation directly spoken at a recent Poetry Gig, including the use of 'Gay Dinosaur'.

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