Fragile
It's a cold world. And I need kid gloves. Soft and delicate. Cosy and comfy.
Content warnings: Mentions of violence, state violence, queerphobia, domestic violence and ableism
I'm fragile
A gentle soul
Be careful
Easily frightened
Perfectly damaged
I'm pretty and precious
Emotionally scarred
It's made certain parts hard
Tired and beaten
I've been tired
And physically beaten
The weight of straightness
The burden of femininity
And chains of respectability
They have made some parts hard
And also incredible fragile
And that's okay
It's what helped me survive
These things do not belong to me
And I am casting them aside
As I'm casting off
The not so subtle images
Are casting on
The out and out rewards and punishment
They are daily
White supremacist organisation endorses eugenics
Ableist professor denies disabled student access to their course
White supremacist organisation passes a law discriminating against trans people
Misogynist murders black trans woman
The sheer, unadulterated, unending, undeniable, unfiltered violence
It's a cold world
And I need kid gloves
Soft and delicate
Cosy and comfy
For those moments
Those moments
Removed from violence
Filled with freedom
Bursting with laughter
Wrapped up in acceptance
These are my instructions for I.
Oh my
Accidentally sent this to myself.
The call is coming from inside the house.
Breathe.
Slip on the kid gloves.
And re-read this to yourself.