[stylist] Transgender Spoken Word Poem

[kec92 at ourlink.net]

Jackie, 

Witha spoken word poem, it is intended to be heard, rather than be read.
if you want, I can send you some spoken word videos to give you a sense
of what a spoken word poem is. Spoken word poems can be written, but not
always. 

kaden 

On 13.04.2014 12:38, Jackie Williams wrote: 

> Kaden, How is a "spoken Word" poem different from a written poem?
> This is a wonderful outflowing from the conversation joined by all some
> weeks ago about the different textures, colors, and shapes of the boxes we
> all inhabit.
> It expresses well your heartbreak and frustration of not being accepted for
> what you are and always will be. 
> I might suggest that you change the word, "disfiguring" to disfigured to be
> more in line with the other words.
> Also, for me, the M seems like it should be inside the box instead of under
> it.
> I do miss the punctuation that might clarify the words for me. Perhaps that
> is what you mean by a spoken word poem. But I am not there to either see or
> hear you.
> It is poems like yours that might make a difference with the unaccepting
> population who believe it is always a choice. 
> Jackie Lee
> 
> Time is the school in which we learn.
> Time is the fire in which we burn.
> Delmore Schwartz 
> 
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> Subject: [stylist] Transgender Spoken Word Poem
> 
> Hello all, 
> 
> I have been working 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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