Christopher Tapp > Quotes

“i am sorry
to the gay kid
i laughed at
at christian camp
before i knew
i’m gay too
i’m sorry that i
split your world
right in half
so i could
form my own
i’m sorry i
made you feel
like you were
a sin

you are not a sin”
― christopher tapp, May I Wear Your Crown

“that melomaniac boy
always chasing dreams
bigger than himself
how can he not see
the best beat
and rhythm
is burning
in between my legs

- right in front of you”
― christopher tapp, May I Wear Your Crown

“i am homesick
for a home that
i have yet to create”
― Christopher Tapp, May I Come Home

“thank you for loving me
as long as you could have

i know it wasn’t easy”
― christopher tapp, May I Wear Your Crown

“writing about you after you’ve left is a bittersweet release. it’s a lump in the throat type of writing. leaving my bones crushed in ink. these are long lost cousins to the love poems that once carried your name. with every syllable. my journals bleed the words that wrote the story of us. each locked diary has hidden their key from me. they cannot stand any more plot twists to the folk tale about the lonely prince. our guards are up. and my gut is whispering. it is okay to put down the pen. take a deep breath. and rest.”
― christopher tapp, May I Wear Your Crown

“if i raised my hands
bare chested
let the water take me out
sink me five hundred
feet below the shore
could my bones, my flesh
replenish some coral
feed a starving whale
if i just stopped fighting
so damn hard to survive
(i've just been floating)
would this body finally
serve some type of purpose”
― Christopher Tapp, May I Come Home

“you are not doing
god’s work
when you break
apart my love”
― christopher tapp, May I Wear Your Crown

“i ran for so long
i forgot that i just
wanted to be found”
― Christopher Tapp, May I Come Home