TransGriot Note:In addition to my op-ed writing and novels that I'm working on, I like to write short stories and poetry. Here's a rewrite of a Maya Angelou poem called 'Phenomenal Woman'. I've always liked it and came up with transgender themed verses for it.
An MKR Poem
I am what I am, I am what you see, But I traveled another road to femininity Forged by trials in a male body My female spirit yearning to break free Some sistahs say that this can’t be Because I can’t create life inside of me There’s more to being a woman you see Than just having a baby I’ve become a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal Transwoman That’s me
Keep on playa hating me while you can Or my existence you plot to ban I still left the club with your man And he didn’t care if my birth name was Dan He saw the curve of my hips, And the smile on my lips And my personality makes his heart turn flips I’m what he wants, ain’t that a trip? I’ve become a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal Transwoman That’s me
Sistah, I don’t wanna fight with you Black womanhood to me is precious, boo I spent night after sleepless night Praying to God to make things right Hoping that He would answer my prayer To shed this cursed male body layer Went to sleep believing that the next day My body would be shaped in a feminine way I’ve become a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal Transwoman That’s me
Christine and Justina, they blazed the trail That led to attainment of our Holy Grail Hormones, electrolysis and SRS Allow us to look our very best Molded the outer body shell to be Like the inside and now my spirit’s free This ain’t no ‘Imitation of Life’ It’s freed me from anguish, turmoil and strife. I’ve become a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal Transwoman That’s me
This is a precious gift I’ve been allowed to gain Steeped in millions of years of sweat, tears and pain We should be higher specimens of womanhood Using our lives to promote the greater good Black women are the vanguard of our race Our spirituality molds our cultural base It’s the challenge I strive to meet every day Because I’m deliriously happy to say I am a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal Transwoman That’s me.
posted by Monica Roberts at 4:23 PM on Jan 6, 2006
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