Dialogue

What are
+++++++my pronouns

I have felt
genderless
for years

to be respected
in your field
is to be
+++++++without personal

name precluded

I would say
they are
+++++++I am

and would not
mess
with the third
person at all

 

About the Poet:
Katarina Boudreaux is a writer, musician, composer, tango dancer, and teacher — a shaper of word, sound, and mind. She returned to New Orleans after circuitous journeying. New work is forthcoming in Broken Tooth Press and YAY!LA.
www.katarinaboudreaux.com

 

 

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