“Let others pride themselves about how many pages they have written I'd rather boast about the ones I've read.” ― Jorge Luis Borges.“I am not proud, but I am happy and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.” ― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo.Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice A person may be proud without being vain. “Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously."Do not remember meas disasternor as the keeper of secretsI am a fellow rider in the cattle carswatchingyou move slowly out of my bedsaying we cannot waste timeonly ourselves. "my lover is a woman& when i hold herfeel her warmthi feel goodfeel safe" 8.
"He knows I don’t need saving & rescues me anyhow Our often-misunderstood kind of love is dangerousDarling, fill my cup the bird has come to roost" 7. "But we already are exactly who we are supposed to be.And just this summer I woke up in a city where I could actually get married one day.And I think back to that wedding in Jersey.How I was the last one to leave the dance floor,Makeup smeared and beaming.How my grandmother grabbed my hand as I walked by and saidHey I'm proud of youWith no buts or if onlys clinging to the underside of her voice.And now finally, all these years laterI'm able to say the same thing to myself." 6. Ba be de bop de ba bop be be da bop ba - goodbye." I want to know they’ll let me hold you while I sing, “ba be de bop de ba ba, baby I’m so in love with you. When visiting hours are for family members only, I want to know they’ll let me in. "For fifty years, we feathered wings too wide to be prey and we flew through days strong and through days fragile as sand-castles at high tide and you would fold your love into an origami firefly and you’d throw it through my passageways until all my hidden chambers were filled with lanterns, now, every trap door, every pore of my heart is open because of you - because of us - so I do, I do, I do want to be in that room with you.
"And what does it mean to becomea housewife voluntarily?To slice limes for a husband?Limes for Dustin?And what does it mean to be marriedyet remain queer?Remain two men in love?Bonded together?What does it mean?" 4. "I do, I do and will and will for those who still can’tvow it yet, but know love’s exact reason as muchas they know how a sail keeps the wind withoutbreaking, or how roots dig a way into the earth,or how the stars open their eyes to the night, orhow a vine becomes one with the wall it loves, orhow, when I hold you, you are rain in my hands." 3.
"Sullen and suffering hours! (I am ashamed - but it isuseless - I am what I am )Hours of my torment - I wonder if other men ever havethe like, out of the like feelings?Is there even one other like me-distracted-his friend,his lover, lost to him?" In honor of Pride month, here are 11 LGBTQ poem quotes that celebrate every color of the rainbow flag. It has also helped readers find and celebrate their own pride. Their work, and the work of poets like them, have helped readers everywhere better see, understand, and empathize with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience. Housman and Allen Ginsberg to Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich, have been writing about identity, love, sex, heartache, injustice, and everything else that comes along with the LGBTQ experience. Wilfred Owen used his poetry to show his opposition to war and violence, Langston Hughes' poetry raised awareness for issues facing the black community, and Anne Sexton's sought to change the minds of anti-feminists everywhere. Since the first couplet was recorded on paper, poetry has been an artistic expression for millions of writers around the world who use the form to share their thoughts, emotions, political views, and more. But this June, when you need some down time from the parades, rallies, and dance parties, take a moment to relax and reflect on these LGBTQ poem quotes. From music and fashion to political action, there are a million ways to express your LGBTQ pride, whether it's officially Pride month or not.