Bleeding Out | The Work of Goddesses • 5/24
I’m never making the same mistake again
- trusting those that don’t deserve it
Home shouldn’t make one’s eyes bleed that much, should it?
It’s easier to forget than to entertain the thought of my reality
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Goddesses forgive me of my transgressions for I have wronged my flesh
having turned against it to serve those who do me harm
may I repent and never do it again
- self-preservation
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It sucks that I have to live through it to get to the happy resolution of the story…
- happy endings
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the more i learn, the sadder i become that they didn’t know…
maybe all of this could have been prevented if they did….
how sad it is to live in the dark
having convinced yourself that it was the light
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It takes an unfamiliar kind of strength
To pray that your persecutor one day finds peace
And understanding in their own struggles
Instead of sending them to hell to fend for themself the way you did…
- it takes the work of goddessesAbout lttv
letters to the void. is a collection of short poems on trans and queer existence amid abuse, on Black existence, on mad existence, and the writer’s journey out of imposed darkness
To the reader, please note that the traditional format of the lttv poems follow a chronological theme as the reader goes through the ins and outs of the writer’s life and experiences. Some of this formatting may have been altered or posted out of order to adapt to the Substack platform.
While the journey has been rough, I would like to leave you with these words that have encouraged me through it all <3
" come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed " - Lucille Clifton
“Nature held me close and seemed to find no fault with me.” - Leslie Feinberg from Stone Butch BluesDedicated
☆ to myself and for all those in a similar place
☆ to all of my trans siblings and especially my Black siblings <3