Who Benefits From Gatekeeping?
“You aren’t a lesbian
Unless you’ve been told
That you aren’t one”
Becky WTGH circa 1645
Who benefits from all the gatekeeping?
Who benefits from all the
Who’s who-ing?
Does it make it easier
To categorize on Tindr?
Or does it make you feel
Safe to think you know
What you’re getting into?
Here’s a real scary tip–
Sexuality changes, people change
Life shifts and malleates.
This is why I ask the question–
Who benefits from all the gatekeeping?
I find that when you locate the motive
The rest follows suit.
Insecurity benefits from gatekeeping
Jealousy benefits
Discrimination benefits
Who benefits from telling someone
You don’t want to fuck
That they don’t belong?
Just keep it to yourself, you fucking dipshit
Same way I keep all the things
I hate about you
To myself, and make nice little
Poems, instead.