I'm speechless.
I am poetry
     When I look at you.*

© 2015 J.S.P.

goosebumps, lip biting, shaking:
all of the signs that you're a bad idea,
but i've never been the one to make good decisions

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

I am in the right restroom,
I am wearing the right clothing,
I am not confused,
I am in the wrong body

Yes, My mother knows of my "condition".
Maybe I am mentally ill.
But that is not for you to decide.
Yes, This is of my own free will,
And not an act of rebellion.

I am not a girl.
This is my real name.
I am Kayden T. Widmer
And Yes, I am a boy.

The moan of water
As she plunged
     Her righteous artistry.*

© 2015 J.S.P.

Looking up at the stars
From behind these iron bars
I realized with a start
I am a prisoner in my own heart