S'him/S'her/Them
The Trip I've Always Wanted to Take
First there were the antitestosterone diuretics
Then came the estrogenic hormones
Next came decisiveness, incisiveness, incisional--castration
Then removal of other parts
The construction of novel parts
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My parts are dropping like flies
I'm being forward-engineered
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My pronouns are mutating,
........but they're also maturing
My résumé is being corrected
........LinkedOut to be LinkedIn
My way out is the swinging door
........hits me in the ass on my way in
Now the malleable world must mature to me
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My new place in this world is sidestepping my old place: It's a dance...
..................but I'm still leading,
..................................................because they're playing my song
About the Creator
Gerard DiLeo
Retired, not tired. In Life Phase II: Living and writing from a decommissioned church in Hull, MA. (Phase I was New Orleans and everything that entails. Hippocampus, behave!
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Comments (3)
Only you know the story behind the words. But transitioning is what it is, no matter what it is. Always hoping for the best.
This was so powerful! I loved it!
Inspired by someone very close to me transitioning.