Men in Uniforms
Driving onto Cape Cod late at night,
mid 70’s, cops stopping us
where are you going,
and the frozen stares as we said Ptown.
Shining spotlights at the kids
sleeping in the back. Do you
have relatives there, as though
that was the only legitimat reason
to head for this gay mecca.
We were soft spoken,
diplomatic, we knew the power
of the state, the gleaming guns
in their holsters.
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Ah, yes . . . the 70’s. Has much changed? “the power of the state”? “the gleaming guns”? Men in uniforms – we thank them and fear them.
If you’re a lesbian with your kids in the back seat, it was scary and maybe still so
Very scary I am sure. In the 70’s even as currently when men in uniforms stop you late at night, maybe even scarier. Especially two women with two kids asleep. And if they discerned you were gay and going there, could have been a very different outcome.
Beverley Byers-Pevitts
Chilling and powerful! Thanks for sharing!