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Tied to the Strings

Star Twlya Mae 2006

The strings tug as I move
All I am is a puppet for you
Painted my face, do you approve?
I’m stuck in this image, I’m covered in glue
It’s not who I am yet I take great pleasure
In being a girl, I’m now your greatest treasure.
My insides are now shallow, yet you always knew
This is not who I am, this is only what you view

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This is a poem about the struggles of the trans experience in trying to be your biological gender even though you know you aren't.

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Written on October 09, 2023

Submitted by starships06 on October 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABCCBB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 331
Words 72
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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