Fireplace Confession

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I sat across from my dad.
Ask me anything, except I couldn't.

Because I knew the moment I'd ask about life, death, or even gender identity, you'd flare up like a SOS beacon. I didn't like your passion; especially when you talked shit about trans people. People like me.
I parted my lips to speak, but the questions that burned in me made a hissing sound at the tip of my tongue.

And I think about it now, remembering  oh-so clearly about that moment, sitting by the fireside.

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