Phantom Gender: Implied Line

By

this alien                              I wear,

the sound of which is

disconcertingly tenor,

draws attention

from my sternum

to my bald buzzed

head. this way

for tension,                              I breathe

unintentionally flash

my flat crotch

my faint chest.

spectators spread

away from                              my frame

red-faced & confused

I ungender & regender.

my quick character

searches for                              some space

to fasten herself to