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A Rose by any Other Name

The smell, / doesn’t / Change / with / the Name. ~ So, ~ Why / should / People?

By Ben Ray Published 2 years ago 1 min read
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The title of the poem over scattered pieces of parchment with faded poems written in script on them, the is an ink pen dripping ink in the top right corner.

A

Rose,

by any

other name,

would

still smell

as sweet.

~

The smell,

doesn’t

Change

with

the Name.

~

So,

~

Why

should

People?

~

Smells

aside,

~

A Gender,

is

a Label.

~

A

Person

stays

a

Person.

~

As

a

Rose

stays

a

Rose.

~

Nothing

has

Changed.

~

Inside.

~

Where

It matters.

The

smell,

remains

Unchanged.

~

A body,

may

change.

~

Morphing,

over

time.

~

Someone’s

Name

may change.

Maybe,

more than

once.

~

But,

~

A

Rose,

remains,

a

Rose.

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Ben Ray

I have poems and series and one shots. I keep a google doc with organized summaries and listings of each story and all of the parts that I've posted.

docs.google.com/document/d/1peKsDklUnqcKA1MjpZpPpYj9WuR-XI5P0U4ajbckmTI/edit?usp=sharing

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