Never asked
To become
A rebel.
Life
Forced me.
Through
Happenchance
And genetics.
No matter
How I try
To run away.
Am brought back
Kicking and screaming.
By a society
That systematically
Discriminates
Against those
Who are different.
A fact
I learn
At an early age.
In being failed
By a grade one teacher
For having
Learning disabilities.
Or
The sad fact
Of having to fight
Just to get
The proper treatment
For my various
Mental illnesses.
In a system
Doctor knows best
Always.
Never mind
I came out
As a trans-lesbian
To a transphobic parent.
Learning
A whole new lesson
What parental love
Really means.
Or
The transphobic nature
Of the various services
One uses
On a daily basis.
From healthcare
Food banks
To homeless shelters.
A constant reminder
Of the war
I must wage
For equality
And compassion.
Therisa © 2016
Author's note: Inspired, by Sherry Blue Sky's comment, on my poem, No Trannies Allowed. Only wished, my war had ended, before I picked up my weapons, to fight it.
