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Dysphoria

Haiku

By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Dysphoria
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I now know why I feel pressure

Building up

All

These years

And my need to steal my dad’s dirty magazines and his button up tops

My ultra feminine side is very beautiful

Yet my masculine voice and stride is beautiful too,

Yet it all is shrouded in a presentation that’s hard to see

It’s dying to be heard

It’s dying to be seen,

I’m afraid of all the hatred out there

I’m afraid of how others will make fun of me

I’m more afraid than I’ll admit

But the pain over the years is too much

The pressure is too high

The dysphoria is creeping

Where am I?

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About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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  • Cathy holmes3 years ago

    Excellent, honest piece. Well done, as always.

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