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What did it feel like to not have to think about your every move, to not be scrutinized for everything you did, to not have to lie every day?
Love, over time, could either blossom or wither, become a source of wonder or a remembered ache.
Sometimes it was what you left unsaid or undone that drew you into a state of wonder.
You cut out what was once dear to you, ignore the ache in the back of your throat, erase the details you want to forget.
Masculine meant strong. Masculine meant straight. If we could only learn the essence of what it meant to be masculine, then we could learn the rest.
But love was always moving, always pushing us forward - always in action - and we often had no choice but to submit to where it lead us.
I came to therapy thinking that my sexuality didn't matter, but it turned out that every part of my personality was intimately connected. Cutting one piece damaged the rest.
When I first read the Harry Potter books and learned about the lightning bolt scar on Harry's forehead, I thought, Of course. Of course love worked that way. Of course it left its mark on the beloved. This secret mark protected you, kept you safe from harm, reminded you of who you were. All it took was the smallest symbol and you were safe. As I grew older and discovered my love of literature, I externalized the markings, wrote them down in my Moleskine, kept my notebook close - so much so that when the LIA counselors took away my notebook years later, they took away much of this protection. But they didn't take all of it. The empty pages still carried ghosts.
