Shapeshifter

Of all the shapeshifters

I envy nonbinary the most

Sloughing off convention

Convention disregarded them first

Polyglot guardians

Sounding out an ancient alphabet

Keepers of transformation spells

I think of the way angels are actually described

Hundred eyes to see, power to wield

Beyond human comprehension

Love is not confined to lock and key parts

Our consciousness

Is not trapped

In our human container

We are mostly water anyway

Shift simple molecules to be yourself

I would like to try on a new suit

But my threads are tied to other threads

So I must abide in this vessel

And I do, without complaint

No desire to break open my mold

It is comfortable and soft

Although I do take steps

To try on new clothes

Your courage

Lends me courage

To become someone new