Transgender Poetry
by Bobbi Williams






		

Hi Heather

I met a girl the other day who told me what she was I didn't even ask her, but she told me just because She had to set the record straight and she said straight out "I'm straight. I am. I swear I am. I'm straight without a doubt." I told her that was fine with me. I said "That's fine. I guess. "You're just as straight as you can be although you wear a dress. A rose by any other name, they say, is still a rose Your toes and nose are what they are as everybody knows. She smiled and took a hefty swig of Miller Draft Ice Light And said "I think I know exactly what I am, at least tonight. I'm a transexual, transgendered transvestite who likes leather. Be sure you get my name right, please, and always call me Heather. I'm a lesbian cross-dresser with a taste for S and M. Sometimes I'm the aggressor, but sometimes I'm very fem. Sometimes I'm really not soo sure exactly what I am But have no doubt, when I go out I just don't give a damn, For I do not wish to be mistook for something that I'm not. I'm bi when I am with a guy, but otherwise I'm not. I'm gay when I am in the mood and hetero on Friday And when I say I'm sometimes crude, at least I do it my way, Which may not be the same today as what it was last week, but se la vie, I know I'm me, an not some kind of freak." So now I know what Heather is; at least, I have a clue And the next time that I see her I will wave and say "Hey...you!"
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For This I Paid Money?

The first therapist said "You are simply rebelling against your parents, but you must understand that what you are doing is against the laws of God. (He was Catholic, like my parents.) The second therapist said "You have a deep seated fear of castration because your father was the dominant figure in your home and could not show his love for you." (He was Freudian. he could not show HIS love eaither.) The third therapist said "Do you do this because you want to be like your mother? Tell me...how does it make you feel?" (She was non-directive; no answers...just questions.) The fourth therapist said "We don't know what causes this and we don't have a cure but I would love to know more about it." (He was a modernist...and not too well-adjusted himself.) And the last therapist said "Does it make you feel better?' And I said "Yes." "Does it hurt anyone?" "No." "So," she said. "What's your problem?"
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"These poems are from a collection of poetry called "Poems 'Bout Time," which will be published around February 1st of this year. They focus on people and events at a club in Austin, Texas called 'Bout Time. If you'd like to buy a copy of the collection, send $5.00 to:

Ms. Bobbi Williams
c/o ProfLine
2700 West Anderson Lane
Suite 20-127
Austin, Texas 78757

All proceeds from the sale of the book are being donated to the Pediatric AIDS League of Austin, Texas."


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