Coming Out
23 August 2004
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Warning: This story contains mentions and depictions of attempted suicide. If you are uncomfortable with that, read at your own discretion.
"Now, the mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the color of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes"
— Joe Jackson, "Stepping Out"
"Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm
Come in, she said
I'll give ya shelter from the storm"
— Bob Dylan
"Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long stem rose"
— Leonard Cohen, "Everybody Knows"