My life is
Not a fad
Like the latest
Reality TV show
On TLC.
Nor
Is it one
That lacks
Inner strength.
Having enduring
Endless rounds
Of conversion therapy
From society.
Free
Of charge.
Bless
Their little
Transphobic
And homophobic hearts.
As I hid
My true self
Deep
Within.
Until
The dormant seed
That is me
Started to bloom.
Bringing forth
An awareness
Whether or not
I want it.
In learning
To listen to
What my heart
And body
Are telling me.
A healing journey
In which
Numerous painful lessons
Have been forced
To confront.
Upon this path
I walk.
Spreading light
And knowledge
In a valley of darkness
And ignorance.
Therisa © 2016
Author's note: As a child, growing up, I was exposed, to many violent acts, of a physical, verbal and psychological nature. Targeting me, due to my effeminate nature, as a perceived "boy", by society, that many people viewed me, as homosexual. Well, they were partly right, just the wrong gender.
