Tag: LGBTQ

NaPoWriMo #14

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freedom

freedom ©2024 Tremaine L. Loadholt, Pictured Poetry

For This Gay Couple: Love Is a Modern-Day Couch With Multicolored Throw Pillows

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Senryu 8 Parts

Chic: Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt

Darnell had confessed
the move strangled his whole heart
Tai broke all the rules

two men never loved
as hard and as heavy, but
joke’s on everyone

the walls had their smell
the floors held their footprints; life
had turned on its head

a modern-day couch
with multicolored pillows
stood between love birds

who would get the couch
who should get the couch and why
did they deserve it

Darnell paid for it
Tai took care of it and with
destroyed love, comes hate

condo keys returned
an empty living room groans
Darnell and Tai sob

for this gay couple
the couch meant more; it was love
and love built them up

condo keys returned
an empty living room groans
Darnell and Tai sob

Originally published in Prism & Pen via Medium

My New Place: Some Photos for You To Enjoy

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My welcome mat. I mean exactly what it says.
At the door, Jernee waits for my command.
My new favorite chair. Yes, I assembled it myself.
The living room shot #1.
The living room shot #2.
My bedroom: where absolutely no magic happens, but it’s still magical.
Bedroom shot #2.
Bedroom shot #3.
Sunrise: I’ll enjoy hundreds more of these as time passes–if it’s the Lord’s will.

I have an accent rug to get for my living room, two more bar stools, and two throw pillow inserts, and I’ll be completely done.

I can’t explain how happy I am to be in this space. I am prayerful that every day spent here will be a blessing I will forever remember and include in future testimonies.

Oh, Jernee also loves my chair. It’s probably hers now if I’m being totally honest.

The Little Thief has stolen my favorite spot.

May the upcoming week grant you peace, love, understanding, joy, and answered prayers.

I’m off today. Jernee has a vet visit and I have two returns to take to the UPS Store, and then, I will relax. I will truly relax.