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
Tag: My Intersex Story
Poem: Match Making Angels
I fell in love with youBecause you were brought to me by two angels My Husband and Pete Two visiting red cardinals told us whytoo much to be chanceserendipity that we are both broken and so aloneA miracle You say it is too late to be lovedI will try to understandbutI will still love you… Continue reading Poem: Match Making Angels
Poem: I am Lovable and Worthy of Life
A time of acceptanceA time to be proud of my wheelsA reflection in my hospital's window of a: Caregiver A Hard Working Student Healer Parent Lover Widower A Remarkable Human Being I persevere! I continue to show this world I am Lovable and worthy of life By Anunnaki Marquez April 14th, 2024 ~.V.~
Poem: You wanted me to love again
You wanted me to love again With no regard to how difficult it would be to find him You wanted me to love again With no regard to how special you were in my life You wanted me to love again With tears in your eyes because you knew it could no longer be you… Continue reading Poem: You wanted me to love again
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!
Poem: I am Whole and Unmutilated!
I am a Whole Unmutilated Intersex Person. I am Human! Stop Harming Intersex Babies and Children! By Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez For Intersex Awareness Day October 26th, 2023
Poem: I am a Lonely Knight
I am lonely I miss what I could never have Living as a woman for the first forty-six years of my life Robbed of who I truly am - the life I should have had My straight husband loved me more a man that put you into a rage so you hated him too You… Continue reading Poem: I am a Lonely Knight
To help end intersex genital mutilation, please stop conflating sex traits with gender identity.
A person on social media wrote to me, "I am male?" When I asked if they were a man. I then told them this describes their endosex sex traits since they did not say they had intersex physiology. Then I asked: "What is your gender identity?" I still do not know this person's gender identity.… Continue reading To help end intersex genital mutilation, please stop conflating sex traits with gender identity.
Poem: Never Disrespectful Bodhisattva
I am taught that no matter how rude you are to me I am to never be a disrespectful Bodhisattva I am taught that no matter how broken you are and in denial I am to never be a disrespectful Bodhisattva I am taught that no matter how angry you become and even if you… Continue reading Poem: Never Disrespectful Bodhisattva
Poem: Assurance of becoming
Assurance of becoming The lotus flower can not bloom without muck, yuck, and gross crap on the bottom of the pond. We have to embrace our suffering for this is why we bloom. We all will bloom for it is our suffering we have in common. By Anunnaki Ray Marquez July 5th, 2023 ~.V.~
