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Fondest Wishes
If I could wake to the day
to see a body that does not betray
perception of who should stand
in the mirror at my command
the inner image brought to the front
society’s reaction would be blunt
no understanding of what should be
if fondest wishes were complete
this yearning is masked by paradox
living between the pull of poles
this appears to be the goal
treading water at cost of soul
if only dawn of day finally bring
a transformation most would regret
switching places to finally find
nirvana on the other side.
© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20191026.
to see a body that does not betray
perception of who should stand
in the mirror at my command
the inner image brought to the front
society’s reaction would be blunt
no understanding of what should be
if fondest wishes were complete
this yearning is masked by paradox
living between the pull of poles
this appears to be the goal
treading water at cost of soul
if only dawn of day finally bring
a transformation most would regret
switching places to finally find
nirvana on the other side.
© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20191026.
Published 29th Nov 2019
Author's Note
The poem “Fondest Wishes” is about the desires of a trans person to be in a form other than that realized at birth. Some apparent non-binary individuals wish for a day that a switch could be thrown and fondest wishes be realized.
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