Unapologetically Unorthodox
By TT
Dedicated To: The Gender Non-Conformist
We are so bent
Upon being individualist
& beautiful in our own opinion
That your expectations of natural accordance
Does not exist…
& so persistently shall we insist
That who we are is who we are…
Regardless of your brackets.
Keep your common characteristics𑁋
We are bold & exotic𑁋
& in willing exodus from your prejudice;
We do fine without your confinements…
We are authentic & so gorgeous,
& no, we are not sorry for causing your contempt.
Call us blasphemous,
Because we are just different…
Orthodox does not run in our genetics.
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