Sex-Change Poem by Tom Billsborough
Sex-Change
From puberty in torture and despair
He fought to change his given gender.
Through psychiatric tests, the long delays,
The interviews, the plain refusals,
His female mind so desperate
To find a female body.
His wife's deserted him for someone else
Whose wife became his greatest friend,
She was to us Miss Anne, or just plain Annie,
A gentle soul but honest in appraisal.
He worked so hard to raise the cost
Of operations that he faced
And meet the harsh conditions.
He had to live two years as a woman
Before they'd offer him the final op.
Success! The kindest cut of all
Upon the operating table!
Our Jim endured a sex change
Into something rich and strange,
And became Jeannette!
No drama like the 'Tempest'. In fact
After the final act her friend,
Our mistress Annie did conduct
A close inspection of the final product.
And sadly she declared:
'That's not a proper Fanny! '
Oh dear! But after all her toils
This was a minor upset
A little crack in her self-esteem
And best forgot.
I never saw it so I cannot
Comment on the pure aesthetics
Nor indeed the question of genetics
Implicit in my story.
friend of ours.
Dear Sir Tom, It is a gender identity disorder.........The story is narrated perfectly...Lovely poem sir.. Thanks.. Sincerely, diane
It's noteworthy that nowadays men want to be women. Not long ago it was more or most women who wanted to be men, like men. A remarkable interesting poem and I like unique topics. The rhyming was awesome too. Kudos. Nice to read from u again great poet.
Yes, I think you are making a good point there. Many women used to say, I wish I was a man. But I think that was in the past when women were unfairly disadvantaged in many respects. It's better now in this country but by no means perfect. Personally I think girls are superior to us lot.
I think it is very courageous and brave for him to do this and we as humans should support another in their quest for for what body they want to live in. Excellent write Tom, getting this topic out there. Annette
Yes, we all supported him. To be honest he wasn't the nicest of people. He was rather mean and I'll tell you a very funny trick my Italian friend, Piero, played on him. He was the one who told me about Miss Anne's remark about It not being a proper Fanny! Remind me.
Jeannette is a lucky girl to be born in an age of reason, nice story with a happy ending? .
I think things have improved since Jeanette's era but she did succeed after a long struggle. She didn't have the help of Gender reassignment groups etc. It took a great deal of courage. The great thing was that she was happy to have done it. She died about seven years ago. The operation took place over 40 years ago. I think Miss Anne was a bit previous with her remark as I understand it took quite a time to heal and a satisfactory result was achieved. Jeannette had her faults but my wife and I got on with her and visited her quite often. She was a successful business woman and this enabled her to afford the cost of surgery. In those days you had to pay privately so many were denied the opportunity. Whilst it had a funny ending I hope I told it with affection. She was one brave lady.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/19/2024 6:17:14 PM # 1.0.0.1119
a great poem sir.....thanks.
Thank you, Shrutika. He had a lot of support from his friends but it was his own personal courage that saw him through the many obstacles put in his path.