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A Poem by therisa

A cold bitter windSwirled around herBiting through The layers of clothingShe dressed herself inEarlier that morning.Her thoughts cast adriftIn a viole..

Only Wishing Thinking

A Poem by therisa

Thought things would be differentOnce I had open myself Coming out to youHow you were Always preaching your opennessTo me.Never realizing the dangersT..

Butterflies

A Chapter by therisa

I feel the wallWhich you have Tried to createdAs a visible means To contain peopleLike me..Never realizingYou have given usThe room neededTo blossomFu..

Time To End Discrimination

A Story by therisa

Tomorrow (February 10, 2010), Canada’s House of Commons, has third and final reading on Bill 389, which will legally extend the Federal Human Ri..

Suicide

A Poem by therisa

It is so easyTo take that next stepWhen a toxic black malaiseEnfolds youWithin its’ grip.As all of your sensesStart shutting downIsolating youFr..

Cast Adrift

A Poem by therisa

I stand on the scalesIn my diabetic nurse’s officeDreading the digital readingBefore me.Like a young childCalled into the Principal's officeNot ..

OvEr ThE RaInBoW

A Chapter by therisa

How do I describe to youWhat it feels to be trappedIn the wrong genderWhen you feel comfortableWith your birth gender.How self-loathing And self-hatre..

The Kewpie Doll

A Poem by therisa

The wavesGently lapped againstThe Lake Ontario shorelineNear Kingston, Ontario.As Tracey complicatedHer next movesWhether she should runawayOr stay fo..

Alyce

A Poem by therisa

Scent of her perfumeFollowed meLike some sweet and warmExotic fragranceFrom a tropic jungle. As I walk into the kitchenHoping to catch herBefore she l..

Wordblind

A Poem by therisa

I do not understandWhy people sayMy writing is powerfulTo them.When to meAll I seeIs a bunch of charactersWritten in my writing bookOr typed Upon a co..