Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Tribute To Nyla and Her Mother

She was a confident young woman 
as a thirteen-year-old
One of the luckiest women in the world
Because her mother understood

She was never thrown out of her home
She was nurtured and loved
Dresses with glitz and glitter were purchased
She is known as Nyla

I am a friend of her mother’s
Her mother is the wisest woman in the universe
She knew that Nyla was a woman 
Before Nyla knew

She nurtured her and dressed her and loved her
Nyla is one of the most famous transgendered women in Kansas City
She has been on talk-shows, encouraging and uplifting the youth
Who were thrown out of their homes by hard-hearted, close-minded parents.

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L Milton Hankins July 11, 2022 at 11:32 AM This is so delightful to hear about, because I, too, have known young people who were thrown out of their homes because they expressed their true feelings. They had a real struggle to become who they knew they were all along. Caren Krutsinger July 11, 2022 at 11:35 AM Nyla's mother is one of my very best friends. I tell her all the time how proud I am of her. Her daughter has done all kinds of wonderful things to help transgender youth who need a place to live, food, etc. She is an advocate and really great at it.