It's She/Her, Not He/Him

My reaction to someone, who continued to address with male pronouns, after being told otherwise, on-line.

Wish

I could share

How your words hurt

In choosing them

Like you have.

 

Ripping out

A small piece

Of my heart

With each letter

Typed.

 

In the shrillness

Of your exasperated response

To my mild correction

Saddens me.

 

How one can take

Such an ignorance stance

After being educated

Otherwise.

 

Forcing me

To re-evaluate

How far

Real change has come.

 

Given the deep embodiment

Of transphobia

Within society.

Author's Note

Originally written, July 18, 2014.

Reviews

[MomzillaNC]

I can only reiterate that who you are is between you and your God. No one else's OPINION matters. Just keep in mind what they say about "opinions!"

NOTES: In the third stanza, it should be "[Saddens] me." You might want to revisit your verb tense choices in the fourth stanza.

[therisa]

I know, Momzilla. And thank you, for the editing corrections.

[MomzillaNC]

You're welcome.

[wordman]

i guess love is a strange and powerful emotion it works in many different ways but was designed for one purpose

[therisa]

Thank you, Wordman, for your review. I wrote this poem, as my reaction to the inability of some people to accept, the proper pronouns, when addressing a transperson, when they identy, as a particular gender, other than the birth one.