They Use To Be In The Closet Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Mommy...
What are illegal lesbians?
'No, honey...
They are aliens.'

So the aliens are lesbians?
'No, baby...
The lesbians are legal.
But the aliens are not.'

So...?
Who are the homosexuals?
'Well...
That's a tough one.
At one time,
They use to be in the closet.
Today...
You can't tell who's what!
Or what's going on!
Whether they are downlow in the closet...
Or out tossing balls to one another.'

Oh you mean like daddy and Uncle Ray?
I see them doing that all the time in the garage.
So far I've collected $50 to keep my mouth shut!
That's when Uncle Ray told me...
He was an illegal lesbian.
And they laughed!
Mommy?
Why are you lookiing at me like that?