cotton slacks shirts with stripes
lavender ties popular in spring
hip chains for keys padded thigh seams
she stands in the women’s
line prefers the smell of a woman’s
almond shaped unwashed sex a woman’s
water; but today she gets ejected
for looking like a man; ejected
for absent-mindedly grabbing her crotch; ejected
for acting like a man
even when Sapphire hisses: She ain’t no man
she just likes to dress like man
they demand that DiVida leave
who screams: You can’t ask me to leave
cause I’m not feminine I won’t leave
if you please
I will use the ladies room please
this is my gender identification please
even if I look like a man
from DiVidaFind more by Monica A. Hand at the library
Copyright © 2018 Monica A. Hand
Used with the permission of The Permissions Company, LLC on behalf of Alice James Books.