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I tend to dichotomize stereotypes
split them in half until they exist 
only 
as questions in your mind.
you look at my walk   
my movement interpreting gravity from shoulders 
you see man.
then you see my breasts   
my feminine face 
and you 
stutter
you
pause
you go inside your mind and
question
my gender.
believe this:
in that question 
of me,
is the question 
of yourself. 

September 21, 2005