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Triggers — a poem

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The specter of gender dysphoria at every turn

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Branwen Drew
Dec 11, 2019
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The specter of gender dysphoria at every turn

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Triggers are an ambush.
they appear out of nowhere in a rush.

A side-long glance,
and I get ants in my pants.

A look in the mirror,
can fi…

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