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Compartment 114
Compartment 114
My Struggle

My Struggle

A Chapter by therisa
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Body image and being transsexual.

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How do I describe
The vitriol
I feel towards
My body.

The years
Of wanting to cut off
Certain parts.

Regardless
Of the consequences
To my body
Or health.

Being a stranger
Within a strange body
And no one sees it
But me.

The self-hatred
And betrayal of my body
Threaten to consume
My entire life
In a single action.

Even now
I must fight this
When I look below
And see
My male genital.

To do so
Would mean
I have lost
And they won.


© 2015 therisa


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Added on November 15, 2014
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therisa
therisa

Ontario, Canada



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A pre-op transwoman, writing about my experiences, using free verse. Been told my poems are very emotional and personal, almost like a diary entry in verse. If you want to friend me, please review.. more..

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