When transgender stopped
being a bad word, a dirty word
it became a strong word;
a word synonymous with the word
brave,
a word that meant her father had to
teach her how to shave--
a word that meant she became
he and could shop in the men’s
section comfortably.
It meant living--
for the first time,
living.
It meant trial
and error
with “family” and “friends”
and those who pretend
to respect him,
but only when he
was her.
It meant hurt.
It meant loss in exchange
for growth.
It meant hope.
Author Bio:
Heather Lyn is a graduate of Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia. She received her Bachelor’s in Creative Writing and was published in YHC's literary magazine The Corn Creek Review multiple times. She has self-published a supernatural mystery novel and was a finalist in the Agnes Scott Writer's Contest. Heather will also be featured in an upcoming horror anthology due out early Summer as well as a poetry anthology. Her second novel will be out in the fall of 2015.
being a bad word, a dirty word
it became a strong word;
a word synonymous with the word
brave,
a word that meant her father had to
teach her how to shave--
a word that meant she became
he and could shop in the men’s
section comfortably.
It meant living--
for the first time,
living.
It meant trial
and error
with “family” and “friends”
and those who pretend
to respect him,
but only when he
was her.
It meant hurt.
It meant loss in exchange
for growth.
It meant hope.
Author Bio:
Heather Lyn is a graduate of Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia. She received her Bachelor’s in Creative Writing and was published in YHC's literary magazine The Corn Creek Review multiple times. She has self-published a supernatural mystery novel and was a finalist in the Agnes Scott Writer's Contest. Heather will also be featured in an upcoming horror anthology due out early Summer as well as a poetry anthology. Her second novel will be out in the fall of 2015.
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