Holly-Jolly Homosexual Holiday
By Sarai © 10-06-2010
A raven beauty, wrapped
In red satin ribbon,
Waits patiently as each
Tenuous minute ticks
By on a cairn clock.
My ravenous eyes rove,
Rapt in porcelain skin
And charcoal eyes; slowly
I reach out a tanned hand
To tug crimson fabric.
I try best to ignore
The pallid line of flesh,
Normally hidden safe
Behind the golden ring
Of broken vows and lies…
A vow he cannot have,
Nor could we share—standing
Trapped by law and ensnared
By society standards.
We keep our unspoken vows,
Trying to pull ourselves
Together, to capture
One fire-warmed moment
Of exalted rapture
Before dark Tomorrow.
The discordance, between
A lie we live apart
And truth when we connect,
Is inconsequential.
We are selfish creatures,
Seeking to dismantle
A biased exemplar
Of corrupt morality.
My raven acts because
Of green, gilded envy,
While I quest for freedom.
Knowing full and well that
Once this golden shackle
Has dissolved, he will leave
To seek another trinket.
The band which binds my lie,
Also tethers me to truth.
It will all fall apart
Some tomorrow to come,
But I'll relish each step,
Till one day will allow
Our own golden irons.
I'll cage my dear raven
As he has captured me…
One today at a time.
~A/N~
Welcome to a new project... this, again, came to me in a dream. It's going to be a story told in the style of Ellen Hopkins's novel "Crank". It'll be a series of different poems, strung together to tell a story. The gist of the story is this: Naruto, trying to be as normal as possible, ended up getting married-despite the fact that he not only is attracted to men, but to one man in particular: Sasuke Uchiha. Sasuke is openly active in the battle for equal rights, even though marriage is denied to the gay community. He was in love with Naruto, but got heartbroken when the other married, and a woman nonetheless. They stopped talking, not meeting for several years, when they then entered into a very sordid affair, which quickly threatens to spiral out of control. Their affair is one of mutual greed. Naruto wants to be with Sasuke, despite the fact society says it is wrong; and Sasuke wants to be with Naruto to destroy his marriage, a right he is denied. The two of them are both living lies, simple for the fact that the world isn't ready to accept what they need to be happy.
I intend for this to try and be an "epic poem" of sorts, but it will take a back seat to N:K - so if you want to read more of this, let me know. If you like my writing but not my poetry, then Neon Lights or N:K are for you. If you don't like gay centric literature or yaoi. My apologies, but I have a Star Wars fic that is completely hetero. ;)