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Predestination


Predestination
Thank you “Predestination” 
For being the beginning of my trans presentation.
Going through each slide 
Is a wonder itself. 
It’s like taking a ride 
With Elf on the Shelf. 
Jane to John and many more,
Except my story is not as torn.
I did not go back in time, old and a man, 
No, I came up with a present plan. 
I found through a journey 
Who I really am. 
It was not ferny, 
It was as simple as my liking for ham. 
It started with depression, 
And young realization 
That I’d live to be female. 
Then came the beginning to my full-scale. 
When they showed that he was John, 
My depression of that thought was soon gone. 
In my head, 
Something had clicked. 
That night in my bed, 
My heart was not in a constrict. 
From that point on 
My life was soon drawn 
And no longer in someone else’s hands. 
That’s when I began my plan 
And looked deep inside myself. 
The more I went down, 
The more I felt I was on an ice shelf. 
I began to drift 
From family and friends. 
I thought it was an accidental rift 
That had no end. 
Later in life 
I felt more confident in me. 
(Name and all, 
With it being my regular call) 
It was now more like a fife, 
A sweet tone with others like thee. 
Now, one last time, 
With these three last rhymes. 
I thank this wonderful, random occasion 
That somehow me and Mom found this movie “Predestination”. 
 
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