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August.8.2023
'T' Words Poetry Contest
Sponsor- Constance La France
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Re-entered for Mark Toney's Marathon Mile. No.18. Poetry Contest

 

Transgender

“In the eyes of God, everyone is equal. The real dignity of a man lies in treating all with respect, never relegating anyone as inferior.”  ~ By Poet

Applying a coat of thick rouge Over the stubble on her shaven chin, She looked into the mirror Through its cracks, saw a million bits of her/him Those images sneering at each other She felt trapped in a wrong body, With its contours n' longings, mismatched "Where do I belong"? "Where do I fit"? These questions plague her incessant A rough stone with sharp edges Too hard to be chipped down Cast aside by the mason That can never go into the making of a Cathedral She walks around in haze Life seems a twisted maze Each time she tries to claw her way She sees only walls that hems her in Before her, lingers the stygian mist Phantoms of darkness surround her The winds of change swiftly blow Seasons come and go But she is tied down in her chains An anomaly of creation A curse and a taboo Swallowing stigma and abuse Each day waking up with a start Knowing that she is neither a woman nor a man But a non binary... an accursed TRANSGENDER Inviting snide looks And sneers from onlookers People call her a eunuch One divided between the selves A hapless denizen of an inhospitable world Disowned even by parents Though flawed and far from perfect She is human, one of a kind And needs to be seen through the eyes of God!
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McBride  Avatar
August 11, 2023 at 10:10 AM
Amen, our purpose is not to judge but show the love of God, praying for God to reveal ones own flaws to see and what separates one from God
Miller Avatar
August 11, 2023 at 2:42 AM
so excellent, a wonderful poem and subject; congratulations
Goldsmith Avatar
August 10, 2023 at 12:49 PM
Congratulations on your win. A powerful write/quote/ending. Have a blessed day.............
Alex Avatar
August 10, 2023 at 8:33 AM
"Where do I belong"? "Where do I fit"?" - Very powerful questions raising in the minds of such God's creations - Congratulations!
Kendrick Avatar
August 10, 2023 at 2:23 AM
You have written this one as though you can feel the pain they are experiencing. I don't think I understand it that well yet. I do know that some things can happen in the womb or just in putting a person together in the womb can cause some serious impairments with all parts of the human anatomy. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Sara
Lawless Avatar
August 9, 2023 at 6:39 AM
OH,go ahead, rip the blinders off and shine the light of TRUTH in our eyes. \Beautifully written and oh so on the mark in this turbulent times.
Dietrich Avatar
August 8, 2023 at 3:54 PM
wow, you write this with such good emotion, letting us see the way they feel and not making fun of them in the process. I have met a few transgenders here at Soup and we became friends, but they just stopped emailing me. There was one guy who had had things really bad in VietNam because he had to be forced to fight there while feeling like a woman. So sad.
Narain Avatar
August 8, 2023 at 10:47 AM
Nice poem. Everyone is a human being and should be treated nicely. In the God's eyes, we all are His children.
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