Ms. Mizell

Ms. Mizell, I know you don't feel well
But there's something that I have to tell
Promise you won't scream or yell
Or lock me away in my shell

You ask why I seem so afraid
And I say I'm just in the 9th grade
And I'm scared you won't accept me
And that I'll lose my family

Ms. Mizell, this is so hard to say
I've always been this way
Ms. Mizell, am I welcome to stay
Once you know your only son is gay

Ms. Mizell, I see the pain inside
But your tears makes me want to run away and hide
You look at me as though I've already died
But I tell you this to avoid my suicide

You say son, give me time, your mother will adjust
'Cause from the start, it's just been the two of us
And in my love, you can always trust
'Cause I'll be by your side even when I'm ash and dust

Ms. Mizell, you heard what I had to say
And I'm so sure that you love me all the way
Ms. Mizell, you seem far more than okay
Now that you know that your only son is gay