Nobody gets to say

Who you love

Or who you lay down beside

Or take for your husband, your lover, your life or your bride

Nobody gets to decide

What is for some that others should hide

Pride

Nobody gets to choose but you

Pride in your way

In your love, in the day

In the hand that you hold

In the body from the cold

Pride in the hook of your walk

In your look

In the voice that is calm

In the shelter of their arms