A poem about gender. |
Everybody has just one, not more and never less That is what most people say but I do have to confess That I don’t think that they are right, it doesn’t sound quite true Some people may agree with me, who knows, maybe you, too? Some people say that one alone just isn’t enough While for others on the spectrum, it’s already too much Other people have just one but it’s not what you’d expect And others slide and shift along. They, too, deserve respect Some are just partly what they seem and some just aren’t sure They still try to figure out who they are and what’s secure To say about their own persona, their identity But that surely does not mean they’re a nonentity People think in binary, but I must ask you: Why? My dearest people, I implore, just look up at the sky! A rainbow has so many colors, not just red and blue So why, I must ask, shouldn’t gender behave in that way, too? So many people, so unique, discovering who they are But if you try to shut them down, they won’t get very far “You’re a girl and you’re a boy! You’re not both or neither!“ That’s a little narrow-minded, come on, take a breather. If you read this and you feel like you don’t belong Please, dear, take my word for it, you are very strong What you feel like, what you think, some might not condone But who knows yourself the best, that’s you and you alone |