Miraquill
My Closet
My closet was not so much a tiny dark damp room for brooms...
My closet wasn't open air area with an invisible fence.
So for years I spent my life seeing life pass yet never getting the grasp of the beauty only the brevity.
I was on a leash called a collar, and a black suit with a cross around my neck.
I was enslaved by the commotion of the ocean of other people's opinions.
Infected with the affliction of the infection of irrational religion pretending to be GOD or at least GOD-LY.
I stood bare well someone stole my soul away.
©agjproverbs
#trans
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An Unsent Letter
When I first expressed myself to you, you were
Proud?
Happy?
Confused?
..Accepting?
You were fake.
Because the very moment I stripped your ability away,
the ability to
pressure me
humiliate me
act clueless
and hide under your false hope
that it was just a phase, it couldn't be true.
And it wasn't, instead I turned out to be something far worse in your eyes.
I became something more full, something less fluid, I had found myself.
And as such you were evicted from the comfort you so desperately clung too
You tried to stick to it, to hide under its shield and pretend it never happened. You fought me ignorantly, you fought me unaware of anything.
But then I fought back, and found my words. I screamed and fought and taught you how things truly were, I tore apart that shield with my bare hands and left you naked and exposed, I left you vulnerable.
Even as you try to rebuild the shield, you know you cannot hide under false smiles and lies anymore.
You used my name as I asked but you never truly accepted it. you are still and probably will forever remain in ignorant bliss.
And I don't hate you for it, but I will never forgive you either.
©night_in_the_woods_fan8 1
Not Human
I am not human
These are not my teeth
Not my hands
Their is a waver
As if the universe is hesitating
In fear of revealing whats under
Something that is not human
With rough edges
Too many things
Not enough remorse
The universe guilts
It bends
Glints and shimmers
In every corner of every inch
It knows
I am not human
©mighty_are_the_fallen8 0
Dysphoria
It’s wrong.
Everything is wrong.
My face.
My body.
My chest.
My voice.
Why is everything so wrong?
I can feel it.
It creeps up on me sometimes.
Makes me think
My body is not my own
It’s just
So
Wrong.
My skin doesn’t fit
And my bones are heavy.
Why is it wrong?
I don’t know
Take it off.
I can’t
I can’t
I can’t.
©gli_tch1115 0
agjproverbs
35w
The Race We Run
Queer by design.
My resume is full of trans experience
I've been described as coloring outside the lines.
But why would I stay in your lanes when GOD gave me the whole book to use?
So I dig my well deep, and keep drawing...I see my using my own water as necessary. You perceive it as a threat to you.
In your traumatizing fear you paralyze my truth to a caricature on a stage. But I get up from the crippling, with sage for my age.
Not shade to anyone, but my light is not a drag...I don't "dress up" for your enjoyment there is no song and dance to be had.
I refuse to play your Medea just because your grandma's love failed you. And as I write this your "tips" are being refunded, because you cannot buy this freedom beau.
But I do pray someday you find it, and your place in the sun. Because
Leaping over stigmatized walls and powering through oppressive stereotypes is a race we're both called to run.
©agjproverbs9 1
benny_lambchop
42w
Read MoreFluid motions
Natural interpretations
Concepts are ideas
Intangible and ineffable
Displayed out to me
Vision connected to thought
Body know how to move
Word is hard
Thought is good
Thought feel nice
Identity adopted from others
Heritage unlearned
Culture created me
It can be different
I am not alone
We are breathing
Knowledge is intangible
We prescribe it value
Constructed by our perception
Blinded to the reality
Destruction impending
Perhaps accepted
Death of fresh air
Clean water
Abundant food
I should get out more
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Fluid motions
Natural interpretations
Concepts are ideas
Intangible and ineffable
Displayed out to me
Vision connected to thought
Body know how to move
Word is hard
Thought is good
Thought feel nice
Identity adopted from others
Heritage unlearned
Culture created me
It can be different
I am not alone
We are breathingPhoto By Rick Rothenberg on Unsplash5 0
Pride
I hope you embrace every facet of your person.
I hope you shine brilliantly in the face of opposition.
I hope you love yourself to the brim and beyond.
I hope your wings reach greater heights as you learn to love each piece of your identity.
I hope you realize that your identity is special and personal.
I hope you acknowledge the importance of your existence.
And most of all, I hope you don't give up.
We exist
We are loved
We matter
©suurinlex14 2
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hais_xela
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Emma
Four letters etched onto the page
How could they etch into my soul
Tearing away at myself
Causing so much pain
The name follows me
Always there
Taunting me
A never ending reminder
That i am hidden behind a costume
Putting on a play for society
‘Your mum picked it”
“Im sure it has meaning”
Why does my mum have the power
Why does it need to mean something
Shouldn't i define who i am
Shouldn't i decide the meaning of myself
But it's too late
16 years too late
So i'm stuck in the cerverse
A sword twisting in agony
As the
4 letters, 2 symbols, 1 name accompanies my shadow
The letters are etched into my skin
Never fading away
This mask defines me as emma
I can't tear this mask off
Reveal who i truly am
Because that will expose the truth
And society hates the truth.
©darkvoid8 2
Be.live
It shouldn’t be so hard to understand and believe people when they say they are different than you. Instead of fighting against it can you just believe in them? They are just living their truth of who they are.
They are be.living
Just because it’s easy for other people to be.live who you are you shouldn’t take away the chance of others to do the same.
Let people be.live who they are.
We all deserve the chance to be.live who we are.
©celebratingdarkness7 1
My darling
Ever since you were born, you have always been perfect in my eyes.
All I ever wanted for you was to be happy and have a better life than mine.
You can do and be whatever you want, as long as your kind.
I didn't want you to grow up and have body issues as I did.
So I made you feel loved, safe and secure.
I see your strong nature and fighting spirit, and I am so proud.
Never could I ever imagine you would grow to hate the body you're in.
I don't know how it feels to be trapped, caged in a body that feels foreign.
Never would I ever want you to hate yourself and be so unhappy.
Never had I thought a child could be so lost and confused.
"I don't know who I am mum, I'm neither my name nor my body" my heart broke
It hurts to see my baby hurting, and there's nothing I can do
How can my child not love themselves for who they are, they are perfect to me, I felt like I was a failure as a parent.
I thought selfish thoughts, I thought bad of myself.
I went through all of the emotions. I grieved for my lost child.
I am lucky enough to have the privilege of both a son and daughter.
I'm sorry if I may have said some hurtful things, or got your name or pronoun wrong.
It's hard to retrain the mind when it's used to saying the same name and gender for so many years. Please be patient with me as I'm learning.
I'm so proud of your confidence, awareness and advocacy.
Others may not understand but, I don't care who you are or what you do, as long as it's kind, I will always love and support you.
©brokengypsysoul11 11 1
- jaya___ @the_speccy_outsider hey Sid! This is a great tag mate thanks so much!
- jaya___ @the_speccy_outsider hey Sid! This is a great tag mate thanks so much!
- jaya___ AHHHHMAZING post mam! You are an awesome mom and an inspiring person to be!
- the_speccy_outsider @brokengypsysoul Indeed love is unconditional. You've done a great job, Ma'am. Seriously more power to you. ❣️
- the_speccy_outsider @jaya___
Addressing me by my deadname is like mailing an invite to my old address. I don't live there anymore.
©agjproverbs10 0
Words slither through,
My mind.
Leaving the blood,
Of my insides,
Behind them.
Mentions,
Of a girl now...
dead.
The time is now.
Move...on.
Denied!
...no rest for the,
wretched.
©samtheowl9 1
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agjproverbs
64w
Read MoreAs a black trans expensive women fresh out the closet navigating life in the south oh, I have many more stories like this. #transgender #trans #blackpeople #blackandtrans #LGBT #SouthCarolina
True Story
When I returned South Carolina from my NYC birthday trip last month I kept noticing older white people staring at me when I entered different establishments. As a trans fresh out the closet I was a little taken back by this and asked the hostess in a hushed tone why I was being stared at and if I was being clocked. This light skin black woman (that I didn't know was a black woman) leaned in close and whispered in a super serious tone, "I think its because your black". In that moment I blurted out, "OMG I forgot I was black." The way we both laughed up.
©agjproverbs8 0
yayinology
73w
If a girl wears T-shirts,shirts and pants,
has a short hair, most people call her as he/him.
And often they turn out to be the ones who shifts back to she/her when that person says she is infact a he.
Same goes for the boys who are feminine/soft.
People get satisfaction by mocking at them.
Not all, but most people do that.
If they try to correct them, some will try to convince them otherwise, some will ask them to prove it, and some will speak utter nonsense.
Feeling like a man/woman is more than having breasts&a vagina or a beard&a dick.
And to be a woman one doesn't have to be soft and delicate.
And to be a man one doesn't have to be emotionless and rude.
But some people just can't understand that.
If you are someone who's facing these things,
don't let those words get to you.
I too wish they would start to understand,
But not all are human enough to understand others' feelings.
©yayinology21 16 5
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yayinology
@colourfulgreys Aww, how is the normal routine going? Tomorrow you're free Hope you get some rest and find time to do the things that you missed during the workdays. How are you matey? How was your week? Had dinner?
Good night Sleep warm - yayinology @takecare Yes. That's true. And I wrote this meaning just that. If all people understand us, it would be great. But not all can do that. And that's okay. Thanks a lot mate. For understanding
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jaya___
Hi yin!!! I am good! Again caught cold tho
Office is going fine...sometimes handling conversations with so many seniors gets overwhelming....but I manage somehow...
And yes today it's sunday!! And I'll watch TV and read...also will cook lil bit coz mumma has fever
Rest is fine...
Now you tell..how's lab? How's the weather at your place? Are you eating and sleeping well? I too think of you and please take very good care of yourself always borahae -
yayinology
@colourfulgreys Caught cold again! How are you now? Here also due to climate changes many people got cold. Cover your ears and wear warm clothes when you're going out and returning from work. Take care J.
Ah, yes. I understand. I feel that way with my seniors too. And I'm proud of you for managing it.
How did your Sunday go?
How is mom? Is she fine now? I smiled when you said you'll cook because mom has a fever. It's beautiful, the way you care
My lab is good. My sir gave me 2 extra projects!! I got his trust and I made it up for worrying him. Tbh, I'm not getting enough sleep. But I'm good. Aww, I'm happy to hear that you think of me too. It made my day.
I'll take care of myself. I promise. And I want you to do the same. Take care of yourself, J. And give mom my best. Borahae J
Have a great day today -
jaya___
@yayinology so much happy to know about your reclaim of trust from ur sir..all the very best for the lab work dearest yin!!!
Mom's better now...and me too...will take care
Borahae friendyyyyyy
Kujichagulia
When I spoke up as a Trans and Non-Binary Woman and refused the names and labels they gave and screamed in the storm while whispering in the wind, "I am Avi Grace", that is my self-determination!
©avigraceproverbs11 0 1
tanu_verma
75w
Trans
I was in a trans ,
Due to which I missed his dance.
Now , I fell in love with him in a glance ,
Trying to get a chance ,
So that I can do some romance.
©tanu_verma16 0
luci_the_enbie
77w
Read MoreHave you ever wondered why you can, only be you...
Not your friend , not your foe, but you can ,only be you...Why?
You couldn't switch faces or wake up with a new body....
Just the same old one .... Why?
What does being me even Mean?
Is it about my height,weight, colour, size? The perceivable stuff?
Or am I my qualities, intelligence,kindness and my queries?
Or am I just my dumb posts? (lol :D)
I wish I was someome else but I never got that, this person I want to be ,
I can actually be that person, but with the same initial qualities I came with ,
Sometimes I feel amazed by people my age achieving big and small stuff, nevertheless,
And I feel so tiny, inferior, insecure, weirded-out and dumb.....
But then I realize that's what makes me myself,
So I'll never be ashamed of anything in my life(except for my cheesy posts lol)
And I actually believe there'll always be somewhere I can fit into,
If my beliefs prove me wrong, then I'll make a place to fit into.
Hey guys what's up? Hope everyone is having a nice day/night....Take care,be safe...ily
#trans#enby#valid#destroy_gender_norms.Will you change for me?
Oh! Mortal flesh will you ever change?
So that one day I'll be not be strange....
To the eyes of an unfamiliar face,
To make everyone who lays an eye on me feel amaze....
By how aligned I am ,with the body that came with this soul,
And witness how I throw my glitters and roll,
On the stage where I live my dreams,
With lustrous nights and my youth that screams.
About how lucky I am to change my outside,
But then reality cops raid my fantasies and make me hide,
From all the binary, sex-obsessed misconceptions of gender that they call culture,
They are nothing but limitatars and keepers of things made in the 17s , gender vultures.
I would like to see this world gender-obliviated,
Without prejudice and hatred,
Without all these gender norms,
And acknowledge humans come in all forms.
Oh! Cruel world will you change for me?
©questioning_q9 0
parttime_er
79w
Binary
Nothing is binary until it's programmed to be binary and it doesn't develop it's own consciousness.
©parttime_er4 0
SADMAD
ARE YOU MAD?
ARE YOU SAD?
I'M BLURRING ALL THE LINES
WHILE YOU WHINE AND YOU CRY
REMEMBER WHY YOURE ALL ALONE
SO SAD SO MAD CRY-TYPING ON YOUR PHONE
WHEN YOU REFUSE TO CALL ME BY MY NAME
YOU SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED OUR RELATIONSHIP WILL CHANGE
I DON'T BELONG TO YOU
MY TIME DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU
I CHOOSE TO LOVE ME FOR WHO I AM
IF YOU DON'T TOO THEN YOU CAN SCRAM
MY GENDER DIDN'T FIT YOUR PLAN
I'M PROUD TO BE WHO I AM
NOT A GIRL AND NOT A MAN
I DON'T PARTAKE IN CISSIE'S BRAND
SO ARE YOU SAD? ARE YOU SAD?
ARE YOU MAD? I HOPE YOU'RE MAD.
©sunny_s2 0
yayinology
82w
Most of the women, like men.
Some like both men and women.
And some are only into women.
There are women, who grow up into a man.
And some fluctuate between both.
Some are neither feminine nor androgynous, just neutral.
Same with men.
For some love is just platonic,
And for some pain is a pleasure.
You are not required to understand or accept them.
That would be unfair for both parties.
You shouldn't be forced, and they shouldn't need your permission to live their life.
However remember, you aren't allowed to hurt them,
And you are required to mind your own business.
It's that simple!
©yayinology36 15 5
- yayinology @colourfulgreys
- the_speccy_outsider @yayinology Indeed! ✨
- totallynotadrugdealer "And for some, love is just platonic" Yayy, glad to see aro/ace people getting recognition too
- yayinology @totallynotadrugdealer Thank you
- bouncy Powerful
