By Olivia Coleman
Poetry is emotion
it connects with me
therefore
This entire experience
Is showing me
how emotional I am
I am a woman
after-all
but up until now
I considered myself
a bit masculine on the inside
honestly
Because I used to
feel things
fairly lightly
Many times
my partners
felt things more intensely
I now feel things
stronger
than I did
But thankfully
(truly)
I think
That for a woman
I feel quite lightly
still
But I do feel differently now:
I’m more sensitive
than before
My masculine side is injured
He’s hurt
and wants to be re-built
All feels
too loaded
too heavy
I’m not too content
with this new
way of life
It’s bothersome
If this is truly what “being a woman” is all about:
I quit