Trans and Fat In The Same Sentence/How Many Poems Will It Take
How many poems can I write about
The reflection of denial I see staring back
At the same people insisting
I am somehow in denial when
Their behavior magically eludes them.
How many poems can I write
Where I tag trans and fat
In the same sentence
Until finally someone in the community
Acknowledges that both of these are
Permanent, and transient identities
Don’t exist. Only transient appearances
I wonder how many poems it will take
For my perspective to be clear enough
For the masses to drink
Or if I will have to market it as
Diet, a calorie free
Fat positive seltzer
Designed to make you feel at ease
And comfortable
Alas I am not a product I am a person and
I have no quality assurance
Instead I will have to keep
Writing more poems.