My Gender

my gender is open to my interpretation

my gender is shy and eager

it is strength and tenderness

There is an ocean of depth and shores to wash up on

my gender is a horizon unattained

and also the culmination of a journey

my gender unfolds, splits, combines and expands

my gender is wise and naive

my gender doesn’t need your approval

doesn’t need a name you can hold on your tongue

my gender doesn’t need to be seen to exist

my gender welcomes and invades

it holds and expels

my gender seeks its own level