Poems

Poem: An Icon Has His Wings

Pete Burns, you are loved deeply by so many You have angel wings now Gone too soon, like my husband Dying way too young Eight years ago, you, an angel, left us Who changed this world forever You helped so many, including me You will never be forgotten Your legacy lives on Pete's Legacy is… Continue reading Poem: An Icon Has His Wings

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Poem: Tattered and Torn Black Rose

Photo by T Leish Tattered and Torn Black Rose Tears always falling To laugh and scream at the same time Prisoners to our broken bodies Yet to dream of freedom some day Two of a kind Both tattered and torn Searching for something We will never find Perhaps I should leave here Go far away… Continue reading Poem: Tattered and Torn Black Rose

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Poems: Two Precious Birthdays in May

Veronica, Happy 20th Birthday! 2024 When you were born It was a very special day Your daddy was in the operating room with me I was draped with green surgical sheets A blinder from the chest down so I could not see my legs They cut you out of my body They brought you to me… Continue reading Poems: Two Precious Birthdays in May

My Intersex Story, Poems, Prejudice

Poem: This is not my world!

This is not my world. How could it be? You abort us, sterilize us, and destroy our genital integrity. You raise us the wrong gender with your "expertise" and "science." All without our consent as children. This is not my world. How could it be? You erased us from information technology, forms, and pretty much… Continue reading Poem: This is not my world!