Tag: Queer

Just As I Am – A Poem

When I was old enough to realize that my body was disabled, I prayed to God to make me into someone else, and to take away what made me different. When I realized that I was gay, I prayed to God harder than before… Continue Reading “Just As I Am – A Poem”

Glass Magpies – A Poem

I gather letters to myself like a magpie. They are shiny and sparkling and I need to hold light right now.   As I gather them up, the light draws me inward so that I can look at myself, and I can really see… Continue Reading “Glass Magpies – A Poem”

Mercutio by Kate Heartfield – A Book Review

The first Shakespeare play that I ever read was Romeo and Juliet. Like a lot of other people, I read it in high school. It opened up a whole world for me, full of true love and tragedy, hope and solace. I fell in… Continue Reading “Mercutio by Kate Heartfield – A Book Review”

In the Shadows of Trees – A Poem

I am more than my disability. Someone once referred to me as a walking stereotype: I am a disabled, queer abuse survivor. How I bristled at being described that way, like I was an afterthought, or that I could be described in one word.… Continue Reading “In the Shadows of Trees – A Poem”

The Cavern – A Poem

Every time I was taught to be ashamed of myself, I would put a little piece of my spirit within the shadows of the cavern. When I had to go to school and pretend to be someone that I wasn’t so that I could… Continue Reading “The Cavern – A Poem”