Saturday, August 29, 2009

St. Peter’s Memberless Deacon #transgender #sonnet

St. Peter’s Memberless Deacon
(From a true story shared by a friend who taught at the school as a very young new teacher)

The St. Peters deacon jumped gender: Oh my God!
Peter-less parishioner surprised that holy congregation.
Lost his dick but kept his faith causing conflagration:
Grapevine spreading scandal for the change in bod.

Transgender trauma might be tough and patient trying,
But a ton less shocking, painful, than the stabs
From stupid penis jokes to jock macho jabs:
Straight and even gay worlds sex-switch descrying.

Strange but true within same-sex union groups
Who defend and die for boy-boy and girl-girl pairs,
But bring up sex change and the pairs will put on airs
Joining anti-gender-change shock troops.

Even though the first stanza illustrates the second,
These choices take great courage and big balls, I reckon.

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