#i haven't posted my own poetry since... 2018... now that feels big to me.

[uncanny-tranny]

Testosterone has made me softer

My arms, my stomach, my laughter, my heart

The stone around them chiseled away

To reveal flesh, raw and timid

But then - suddenly!

Chimes of bells, of golden flame

The tiger has destroyed his cage

The stone beneath his feet

The taste of blood's iron on his tongue

Tiger, tiger burning bright

You will keep up the fight

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #nonbinary #i have been very rusty on poetry and for some reason this feels vulnerable #i don't feel it's the best poem or even a good poem #but that first tiger poem i referenced really spoke to me and it's how i feel about transitioning #transition has made me tender but it has also destroyed the cage through spite and fury and that's okay #the tenderness matters but it will never overstate the negatives and that's okay #this probably won't be something that many people will like here but... 'tis my blog and now i'm making it y'all's problem /lh #i haven't posted my own poetry since... 2018... now that feels big to me.