The Television

i kneel, in my apartment
in my new dress
after a day of wonderous connection

looking out, towards my new friends
from a box, painted as a television.

from the cropped stage,

my head a floating window,

i lay my life bare.

from del mar to sm

treehouse, bees, yes we can!

meeker, music, faulkner, davis

mindstorms, computers, art, tv,

terril, robots, houston, eagles,

nene, polly, kodie, death.

grief.

tj, ryan, sean, sean,

may, lola, kat, skye,

transition, gender, passion, love,

nora, emi, discovery, growth

suidide, fear, stress, joy

love.

bruin, home, friends!

elle, katie, eva, gen, tim

kat, aerlind, ruth, cait

pride, community

valerie, love, passion, connection.

love.

Life! #

all shared, all broadcast, sent

cutting myself open, folding skin back

i show all of me now

and all of the mes that there ever have been

i am understood,

profoundly, wildly
displayed, on the televison ◼︎