I can't remember my LJ password for the life of me and I hate leaving anon comments. Someone please ping ng_moonmoth on the LJ post to the tune of there's a response to their prompt?
The prompt: The struggle to claim and express one's identity against the background of a cultural matrix where doing so usually leads to exclusion or invalidation -- and the uncomfortable gap that remains, even when one's identity is recognized, between its recognition and its being fully validated, let alone affirmed and valued.
"Zoe's Name Is Jesse"
Zoe is a girl what other options are there? she was born a girl she can't grow into a man
Zoe is a girl who doesn't find it fair that she must be a girl that it's all in God's plan
Zoe is a girl why should she like makeup? because she is a girl but the foundation always cakes up
Zoe is a question now she's heard the word 'transgender' but it is quite a question would she just be a pretender?
Zoe is a question who doesn't think she's male what else is there? she questions society says, nothing
Zoe is a question and the answer's doomed to fail but she finds the right question the right answer to be trusting
Zoe is an enby she—they—cut their hair they don't say they're an enby and they wear skirts no more
Zoe is an enby who doesn't find it fair that saying they're an enby will cause their family to abhor
Zoe is an enby at last they say it loud and strong people say she's crazy people say she's wrong
Zoe's name is Jesse spelled pointedly like men do they're not a man, they're Jesse to stay Zoe'd be too...residue
Jesse is an enby they meet another like mind who's proud to be an enby doesn't care what one's assigned
Jesse is an enby necktie and a skirt that flares Nasim is an enby lavender, dark green, and white
Jesse is an enby Nasim too, and that's all right the world may not like enbies but Nasim and Jesse just don't care
Jesse is an enby and they wonder sometimes still would it be better were they not enby? but they'll make it through, they will
FILL (freebie): "Zoe's Name Is Jesse"
The prompt: The struggle to claim and express one's identity against the background of a cultural matrix where doing so usually leads to exclusion or invalidation -- and the uncomfortable gap that remains, even when one's identity is recognized, between its recognition and its being fully validated, let alone affirmed and valued.
"Zoe's Name Is Jesse"
Zoe is a girl
what other options are there?
she was born a girl
she can't grow into a man
Zoe is a girl
who doesn't find it fair
that she must be a girl
that it's all in God's plan
Zoe is a girl
why should she like makeup?
because she is a girl
but the foundation always cakes up
Zoe is a question
now she's heard the word 'transgender'
but it is quite a question
would she just be a pretender?
Zoe is a question
who doesn't think she's male
what else is there? she questions
society says, nothing
Zoe is a question
and the answer's doomed to fail
but she finds the right question
the right answer to be trusting
Zoe is an enby
she—they—cut their hair
they don't say they're an enby
and they wear skirts no more
Zoe is an enby
who doesn't find it fair
that saying they're an enby
will cause their family to abhor
Zoe is an enby
at last they say it loud and strong
people say she's crazy
people say she's wrong
Zoe's name is Jesse
spelled pointedly like men do
they're not a man, they're Jesse
to stay Zoe'd be too...residue
Jesse is an enby
they meet another like mind
who's proud to be an enby
doesn't care what one's assigned
Jesse is an enby
necktie and a skirt that flares
Nasim is an enby
lavender, dark green, and white
Jesse is an enby
Nasim too, and that's all right
the world may not like enbies
but Nasim and Jesse just don't care
Jesse is an enby
and they wonder sometimes still
would it be better were they not enby?
but they'll make it through, they will