Jun/092
poem: my job to get rid of the body
Okay, edited to oblivion now, but tighter and tougher, I think. Stylistically, I like for my poems to have a certain formal cadence with the syllables, and then lyrical offbeats for emphasis. Dunno why it feels right to me. Feedback appreciated. I hope to publish a chapbook this year.
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my job to get rid of the body
once a stout and stubborn hero
old self
forever survivor
clutches as if to drown me
I tape my mortal mouth
to silence useless truth
stuff what i knew of love
under calloused floorboards
rug rolled over the body
lay down your arms, warrior
yield your yearning to ghosts
let the hollow take yesterday’s eyes
let eulogy be your lullaby
soon will and flesh loosen
straining grit and marrow
soot of recollection
let bones be seeds of tomorrows
it’s my job to get used to
the smell
the grip of phantom heart
the tears in my food
for these too shall pass
so they tell me
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rhon drinkwater © 2008, edited 2009
Jun/0914
Rut roh. I knew there was gonna be backlash for Sinclair Sexsmith. S/he decided to remove all the transmen because of dissenting comments. What will Sinclair do if some of the Butches transition? Who is going to check i.d.s? Apparently none of these people were contacted about their inclusion. Aside form the usual uproar from those who want to make sure transfolk stay outside of dyke space, some transguys are upset over the appropriation. What a mess.
AND TRANSGUYS
Our liberties are bound, and tolerance is the key to all our freedoms. TOLERANCE has to start with all of us. Early on with Butch-Femme.com, a large number of the members organized a petition asking me to make the site exclusive only to Butches and Femmes and to kick all the transguys out. Some of those people who signed the petition way back when have since transitioned or gone on to partner with transguys. I’m reading some blogs where Butch Voices is also suffering from such a divide. With my next project, I hope to build a bridge for all my brothers and find out what our differences really are.
We are in a revolution together, people. Open your arms and your eyes.