Welcome to My Poetry Site
Revisiting Caitlyn
Let's check in on Caitlyn.
A number of months have passed
Since her "coming out"
To the public at long last.
Still at the "giddy" stage
Of discovering her femininity,
She's searching for anything out there
For which she has an affinity.
Her closet is now jam-packed
With gowns and blouses and skirts.
Hello to heels and nylons!
Good-by to lumberjack shirts!
Having a personal stylist
Has helped her in her transition.
Very few transgender people
Share Cait's privileged position.
She seems to spend so much time
Doing her face and her hair
And trying to figure out
The best outfit to wear.
I think her whole transition
Would be a challenge to take up.
I mean, do women like
The idea of wearing make-up?
And yet, I'm sure there are people
Who struggle without fail
To understand why anyone
Would ever want to be male.
Her goal, if it's to generate
Compassion and respect
For the transgender community,
Could have a positive effect.
She's meeting transgender people
Whose struggles have been immense--
Whose stories have opened our eyes;
Whose lives have been intense.
But tell me, am I mistaken--
Am I on the wrong page--
If I ask whether Caitlyn
Looks and dresses her age?...
We all must find who we are--
If we don't already know it.
Life on Earth is precious;
We certainly don't want to blow it!
(9-10-15)
A number of months have passed
Since her "coming out"
To the public at long last.
Still at the "giddy" stage
Of discovering her femininity,
She's searching for anything out there
For which she has an affinity.
Her closet is now jam-packed
With gowns and blouses and skirts.
Hello to heels and nylons!
Good-by to lumberjack shirts!
Having a personal stylist
Has helped her in her transition.
Very few transgender people
Share Cait's privileged position.
She seems to spend so much time
Doing her face and her hair
And trying to figure out
The best outfit to wear.
I think her whole transition
Would be a challenge to take up.
I mean, do women like
The idea of wearing make-up?
And yet, I'm sure there are people
Who struggle without fail
To understand why anyone
Would ever want to be male.
Her goal, if it's to generate
Compassion and respect
For the transgender community,
Could have a positive effect.
She's meeting transgender people
Whose struggles have been immense--
Whose stories have opened our eyes;
Whose lives have been intense.
But tell me, am I mistaken--
Am I on the wrong page--
If I ask whether Caitlyn
Looks and dresses her age?...
We all must find who we are--
If we don't already know it.
Life on Earth is precious;
We certainly don't want to blow it!
(9-10-15)
