New Leaf Sonnet #5

There is something within you that calls me -
A relentless ineffable essence
That is more than mere masculinity,
It is a fierce resonating presence
With a magnetic force so strong it seems
A solid thing I might hold in my hand,
Makes me write sonnets; infiltrates my dreams;
Has steered my life down paths I had not planned.
I do not expect any empathy
From you and your friends, and I won't be shamed
For expressing my feelings honestly -
For what snakes can't handle I can't be blamed.
As Lennon said: "why on earth are we here?
Surely not to live in pain and in fear."