I was always picked last-in sports. I laugh at being picked-last because they saw past what I could not. Even recognize in the first place. Never did I see first place in sports but I took up a new gender like sports… wait… lets reverse pace. I was picked last because perhaps they knew before I knew I was a girl before I… Knew I was a girl. (Did I twirl?) Was that the give away? I remember once being told I looked like one. I was absolutely dumbfounded ; at the age of 12. Delve into childhood. Perhaps that was around the time I began to find my self. Im not sure… What I’m sure of is that I can never be sure of… damn near anything. OTHER THAN MY DECISION TO TRANSITION. That meant everything.
It wasn’t hard to transition at all, it was hard to pretend to be a man like FRAUD. (Guilty as charged)!. I feel complete sorrow for my sisters across the globe who would die to transition but can’t because of this GOD DAMN world. “I’m waiting on tomorrow”
Im lucky as FUCK… and Its called hormone replacement “therapy” and it worked miracles for my clarity. Anyone against transgender rights can spare me. Beware the… power of hatred in the world; us girls got it hard sometimes and that scares me. I survived a lot and Im extremely thankful. I could do a lot of different things for a bankroll but I’d rather write a little rhyme thats… tasteful.
*Thanks god*
Love you Larissa.
XO
-Nina
The flow of this poem is very familiar.
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Im not really sure what to say to that.
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Good! Liked the last two lines!
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🙂
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baby doll you twirled in the womb!!!
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i love your candour, you both teach and inspire me. thanks.
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Larissa what an astute and well written post. i have spent my lifetime pretending to be an ugh man. Believe me, it gets harder and harder. i am glad that you were smart enough and brave enough to quit pretending to be someone you weren’t. i wish i had been half as smart and as brave as you are.
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I am not Larissa. I simply dedicated this poem to her… Im Nina . Thankks for reading though as best wishes.
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i am soo sorry Nina, please forgive me. Your poem is absolutely beautiful, you are a wonderful poet!
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no harm done 🙂
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