Message Undelivered • 12/8/23

i’m sorry mother
for the person you are writing to is no longer available
our call was disconnected a long time ago
that letter you wrote directed to your “beautiful young daughter”
message sent but undelivered
- a letter to my mother

what did i do wrong? The child asks.
Nothing, I tell them, You just lived…

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About 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 Blues

Dedicated

☆ to myself and for all those in a similar place
☆ to all of my trans siblings and especially my Black siblings <3

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