{"sf1_id":212621,"sf2_id":"rm8aPwvn","title":"If I told you my Secret…","author":"Damien Taile","words":147,"posted_at":"2011-01-13T05:15:00.000Z","tags":["Coming Out","Poem","acceptance","secret"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/212621-if-i-told-you-my-secret","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/rm8aPwvn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/26/f0/26f0ad8b-2b55-4950-8175-48b391d7a5a0","description":"","content":"\u0026nbsp;If I told you my secret, would you listen?  \nJust pay attention,  \nWithout causing tension,  \nAnd be quiet and just listen.\n\nIf I told you my secret, would you think of me different?  \nSnicker and laugh when I am not near,  \nMake me live my life in fear,  \nAnd shun me for just being different.\n\nIf I told you my secret, would you keep me around?  \nHang out with me when I need you,  \nNo matter what I ensue,  \nAnd just talk to me and keep me around.\n\nIf I told you my secret, would you still be my friend?  \nLaugh about things that make no sense,  \nEnjoy each other with no expense,  \nAnd just be happy together as friends.\n\nIf I told you my secret, would you still accept me?  \nJust treat me as if nothing has changed,  \nLeave life unarranged,  \nAnd treat me like...well, me.\n\n  \n  \n\n"}