Written when I needed to get away from turmoil and big cities; I visited, stayed and came to love the Keys. There I gained casual acceptance of Me who is “different” and viewed as such; but also experienced episodic closed-minded shunning by some folks in both Gay and Straight communities. My poems say about what/why. Fitting nicely in realm of ‘Mens Studies’ and ‘Gay Studies’ venues; my poetry focuses upon males and my ventures as shy male during my sojourn in Florida’s Keys mostly Key West. My poems are about my love of the Keys. To me Keys are like a foreign country so different from mainland USA. My love is for Conch Republic (Key West) which seceded from Florida twice; from United States once. For good reasons. I love Key West dearly. You too?