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The Queer fish <3

lgbtq non-binary genderqueer

By mandy andersonPublished 5 years ago 1 min read

My skin screams as the voices scream in my head and I try to figure out a way to escape. Typically when you can't stand someone you leave their presence… how do I escape the body that bounds me here. Some days I feel empowered and womanly and some days my skin screams and I put on clothes designed for a man and my skin starts to glow and confidence starts to become louder..and then my skin screams. The days I am a goddess i dress head and toe in the most beautiful girly outfits I have and the days I feel like a king I piece together an outfit that screams swag and the days I feel neither...well I stay inside bare skinned and promise everyone they don't want to see me that day. I am a fish swimming in a pool of genders and I identify with them all. My skin quiets as I dress it the way it wants. The child inside me smiles feeling proud of the person I've become. The voices calm inside my head. I'm finally learning to enjoy my own company. I am a fish swimming in a pool of gender and I identify with them all.

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