The Understanding

I’ve never quite felt at peace

There’s been this gnawing

Ache of unease

I’ve been restless with dysphoria

Trying to define this cage

My soul’s been burnt out

Wandering around foggy brained

But I always remember my light

I’ll hold up my flame

Define it any which way

Candle light

Dancing in the night

Endless groove with the wind

Bend back, snap forward

Flick

On off, ones and zeroes

Fairly boring, why not feel fluid

The in between

Hmm… I’ve heard that before

“Freedom willingly”, I breathe

Entering the flow state

One higher consciousness

It’s not so lonely here

I’ve seen it all before

“She used to be fire, but now she’s wind”

The Understanding

I can tell you that at my core

I am non-binary

That my culture sees Two-Spirits

That my soul knows only androgyny

She/Her

Pronouns now

They/Them