Father’s Day is your day
I will never want to share it with you
Mother’s Day is now Seahorse Day
That is my day because I am your husband now
I could not have done it without you
You gave me your sperm with love
that created our babies with my eggs
I was never a mother though
I am an intersex man
a gestational father
a maternal dad
Together we beat the odds
We had babies
I could not have done it without you
You worked hard and gave all your money to support our famly
We always had a nice house, food, gifts, and life necessities
I was disabled and schooled our kids from home
I was wheelchair bound
I almost died but didn’t
We did our best and it was good
I could not have done it without you
We raised amazing kids together
Inteligent beautiful and wise
We are proud
All three becoming independent now
All three given self-determination
I could not have done it without you
You did your best and we did well
Three kids growing old enough to move out soon
It is only the five of us due to LGBTQIA+ prejudice
Abandoned by family and friends
Having to shut toxicity out to protect us
Our kids will remain close forever
We are all we got
I could not have done it without you
You now fight for your life
Windship has cured you from CMML Leukemia
A new bone marrow has saved your life
It has not been an easy this tranplant
You have almost died but didn’t
The trade for death: You are profoundly disabled now
I am your disabled care-giver
I push you in your wheelchair as my walker
Together we now have an interabled relationship
You could not have done it without me
I could not have survived without you
Together we are
ONE
By Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez
For Father’s Day, to the man I have loved for Thirty-One Years
June 20th, 2021
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Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez 