[stylist] Transgender Spoken Word Poem

[Atty Rose]

Thanks for sharing this. It is very powerful.

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Subject: [stylist] Transgender Spoken Word Poem


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>
> Hello all,
>
> I have been workingn on a spoken word poem that I would like to share
> with you all. It's about assumptions of what we see on the surface and
> assuming who they are.
>
> Don't Assume
>
> By Keitei Colton
>
> Don't assume who I am
> You see me and assume that I can
> The hurtful words you speak fall onto Deaf ears
> But the words you have have meaning
> They tell me that I am wrong
> Abnormal
> An abomination
> Disfiguring
> Sick
> Perverse
> Not worthy
> You see me and assume that I am white
> What you don't know is that I bleed a rainbow of tears
> For the words I speak, you cannot hear
> The box I shout from is dark inside
> No matter how much I try,
> I cannot get out of my white box
> The one that is marked with an F
> What words can I use that will make you see
> That I am more than just a white box marked with an F
> I crave for the letter M
> Maybe I am nothing more than just the letter F
> But what you don't see is the letter M beneath the white box
> I try to hide the hurt I feel when you say I can't
> Who am I?
> Just another white box marked with an F?
> I am much, much more than the white box marked with an F
> I am who I am
> And nothing can change that
>
> Kaden
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