Straight Girl
By Laura Gibbs
Straight girl, never doubt it
An identity identified
Mother-to-be, bride-in-waiting
Constructed for their bliss.
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An identity identified
Pillow soft, midnight curls, sharing stares
Constructed for their bliss
Don’t you see me at all?
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Pillow soft, midnight curls, sharing stares
Invisible to them, unseen need
Don’t you see me at all?
An object for men, not for girls.
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Invisible to them, unseen need
And so I change, I am not
An object for men, not for girls
Purple-haired and pierced.
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And so I change, I am not
Mother-to-be, bride-in-waiting
Purple-haired and pierced
Straight girl, never doubted.
Illustration by Verity Laycock
