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Reiter's Block's avatar

Interesting how the rhymes become more slant-rhymes as the poem progresses and the speaker steps away from conformity to straight masculinity.

Krista Savio (she/her)'s avatar

I love this poem. I believe I first encountered it on the Poetry Unbound podcast 💖

Queerly Beloved's avatar

Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem on this special day 🌈