Acceptance

You say that I chose this.

Why would I choose this?

To choose to hide my love.

To choose feeling shame from family.

To choose a moral war within myself.

To choose never to hold my child in my arms.

To choose a wedding my family will not attend.

To choose a life I would not wish on my worst enemy.

But I accept it.

I accept a life with one who needs my strength, as I need theirs.

I accept a vow given, even without being heard.

I accept a family unlike those in the past.

I accept love, which alone is not immoral.

I accept the weight of disapproval.

I accept the estranged looks.

Did I choose this? No.

I accept it, nonetheless.