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BOXES by Dorothy Colleen
On every form I am sent
There is a box I must fill
Each time that it comes up
It gives me such a chill
Male - female
Mr. , Miss
Check one box
They do insist
Pick one that fits you
Decide your fate
But it’s a question
I have come to hate
No matter what side
Which one I choose
It’s only a game
And I always lose
No matter my answer
It feels so wrong
An alternative I seek
My feelings are strong
One day I may break out
Find my own voice
Not let my spirit
Be someone else’s choice
But windows have shutters
And doors have locks
And for now I am stuck
Defined in a box
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I am not a number....
...I am a free.... errm.... person.
Hope you dont mind me checking the box marked 'vote'! - Jay
That which does not kill me only serves to delay the inevitable. My blog => http://jaym.angelblogs.co.uk/
That which does not kill me only serves to delay the inevitable. My blog => http://jaynemorose.wordpress.com/ <= note new address
I will not be pushed filed stamped indexed briefed debriefed...
or numbered!
Break out of the box, hon. You belong to you.
Excellent poem :)
~~hugs, Laika
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Kinda of reminds me of this from my story F**K UP (written as Ronnie Prima) at FICTIONEER,
one of those little t.g. "hints" I tend to put into my non-t.g. stories:
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"Are you really going out on these job interviews?" asked Miles.
"Yes, goddamn it!"
"It must be something you're doing then. You know you can't just go babbling any shit that comes into your head. It's like acting. You have to tell them what they're going to want to hear. What a great worker you are, responsible and all that..."
"That's sort of boastful, isn't it? Don't you think they'd rather have somebody with a little humility? It shows you're teachable-"
"Look, you're being way too deep about this! You just try and get them to hire you. What's wrong with that? You must have done it before! And another thing .......... on your job applications? Don't be a smart ass. Like in the boxes where you put an X for male or female. Don't go writing in 'undecided'. Not everybody gets your sense of humor..."
"Government will only recognize 2 genders, male + female,
as assigned at birth-" (In his own words:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1lugbpMKDU
Boxes
At times, it just fels RIGHT to chck all that apply.
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