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Published: 2018-02-21 01:05:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 6131; Favourites: 72; Downloads: 0
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to you i am only me
beneath sun shadows &
"pretty" little stereotypes.
you hang my insecurities
from my neck like a sex thief -
stealing me from myself.
were you that hungry - starved out
from the frostbitten world
between your own thighs?
aroused & f r u s t r a t e d -
you are a bruise - purple
& ugly - there is nothing "pretty"
about you.
no inch of the cosmos
rests like a fever
beneath your skin.
You: a dead wasteland of
- cold.
i am uncategorized
space, a body of seared rose petals
& thorns.
like a burning kiln -
phoenix feathers,
i am the eye of Jupiter's hurricane,
raging for centuries.
-DP
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I could not critique this because I think it is perfect.
"i am uncategorized
space, a body of seared rose petals
& thorns.
like a burning kiln -
phoenix feathers,
i am the eye of Jupiter's hurricane,
raging for centuries."
You, dear, are incredible. It's hard to burn, but you are so bright.
Stay strong.
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Dear heart,
Agender, genderqueer, genderfluid, questioning, or enbie, whatever you feel suits you best, can all be "pretty" or "femme", and there is not a thing in this world wrong with that. You always express yourself with such a fullness that I imagine being considered just one thing doesn't encompass it all to you. And it's not as if you've changed - you've grown accustomed to yourself and have a way you would like people to accept that. It only makes sense to ask that of others, and nothing is "wasted" in you being you.
Sincerely,
someone regularly amazed by you
P.S. is the endearment all right?
P.P.S. have you settled on a preferred pronoun, still deciding, or are you an 'any will do' sort of person? I'd like to use the right one when recommending my friends your poetry.
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your poems never cease to amaze me.
plus: don't let anyone tell you, who you are. you know yourself the best, you are you and that's the way it should be. trust me.
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hey, not sure if you're looking for advice, but i've identified as agender for a while now and it's made me feel so much more comfortable with myself. a lot of people think that it's ridiculous to identify outside the gender binary, but it's the way i see myself, and eventually i came to accept that. my parents, not so much. i think that ultimately it is the most important to be comfortable and honest with yourself, because you spend your whole life with yourself. your identity and your self-image is what matters the most. i hope that your situation gets better
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