Transgender Poems - Poems about Transgender

An ultimatum stood at my door And greeted me so fondly To the tune of my thumping heartbeat. "Live as I seem or die as I am" The words had reverberated in my skull and rattled my bones- Sick with grief and mourning Of a life never lived, A lick of air never tasted on a tongue of a new man- Not man-soon-to-be,...

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You who throw stones Held so tightly in your hand Like it is your all Your pride Your hands are bloody Because you are a sinner You are a sinner, and you throw the first stones Stones that come in words and pain Whether you were the ones who shouted total trans death Or the ones who wish pain Or the ones who support...

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Conservatives’ banning’s apropos of nothing At twelve when he delt with this shouldn't have to jump through hoops should’ve been able to explore when a teen But because of many conservative groups The Ire excessive was the coming of age Juvenile mistakes made in adult years Denied the ability to pick up social skills Sexual assault and sexual awaking considered pornographic Q**r’s often live...

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A transgender child does not not exist just because a white man says that that is so as two spirited third genders and others (eight in the Talmud! that I didn’t know) exist around the globe as in the hijra of India fa’afafine of Samoa burrnesha of Albania quariwarmi of Peru guevedoche of Dominican Republic muxe of Oaxaca sekrata of Madagascar fakaleiti of Tonga lhamana of Zuni winkte of Lakota bakla...

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If our love is a sin, then heaven must be full of such tender and selfless sinning as ours— Radclyffe Hall Explore themes of love and identity Of Stephen Gordon’s innate sense of masculinity Since a child, her desire, ‘women’ The idea that if love is considered a sin The unfolding of a female sexual invert The act of...

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dear tall child, your bones probably don't fit your frame yet; they shift awkwardly, and your spine hunches and slopes. your hands are likely to be dry and grimy, legs speckled with ant bites that sting like fire. spending those arid days snatching lizards off the hot terracotta wall, next to the withered rose garden belonging to...

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I am a girl, Everyone sees it. I graciously accept the label, Twirling in a girls spool, And playing it up for others. Sometimes I feel an itch, In a place I can't reach. There are times when it quells, When my voice cracks, And I am somewhere else. Where my hair is to my neck, And my voice bellows. But I am brought back to reality, Because...

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In shadows deep, where silence weeps, A heart once bold, now quietly sleeps. My brother, dear, with dreams untold, Faced a world that felt so cold. In mirrors, he searched for who to be, A dance between truth and what others see. In the light of dawn, he sought to find The pieces of self, intertwined, unconfined. Each struggle, each tear, a story...

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Robert Sherriff - Australian - Poet -Author - Singer - Actor - American Historian – Photographer The Common Pursuit of Inclusivity and Mutual Respect: This is not just a goal but a necessity for our society to thrive and progress. Transgender and gender-diverse rights are strong, sophisticated, and integral to the globalized world we live in...

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We are evolving towards a higher level of conscience! all of us You and me There is no escaping this truth There are no poles to climb out of this reality. We are in a changing world that we better accept for what it is. We are all gender neutral now. None of the gentleman lady...

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A rotted old house deep in the South Was where I learned to shut my mouth And keep my stockings high and my hems low And take care of babies and learn to sew And the very first thing I stitched together Was made of cotton that had heathered Was a pair of pants like my Papa wore “For wearin’ ‘round the...

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Never so scared Chains on my chest Can't hear me Help Help I am exposed I will be hurt So obvious So vulnerable Panicking Shutting down Can't shut down Have to go onstage Can't go onstage Shutting down Can't shut down Have to go onstage Can't go onstage Shutting down One hour twenty minutes left Please help Please help I'm stuck I need my binder I left it at home...

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That damned thing between the walls that stares and stares all day long, A ghost, a ghoul, something fowl, You can tell from how it scowls, It whispers truths I wished denied, its body clad head to toe in lies, I cannot shake the cursed eyes, which stalk me still through day and night, This creature which tears my soul to shreds, Haunts my...

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“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...

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mix of breeze and storm blend of all five elements --- solemn as spruce trees...

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