“The Feeling: An Ode to Transphobic Homes” by Alexander Emilio

Oh the feeling of being loved,

yet so hated its like a gun pointed

at your head by someone you love.

Oh the feeling of being loved by

someone who despises your real self.

Oh, the feeling so warm, yet cold and

painful, where did it come from?

The answer is in that warmth, it’s something we

call a “home”


Author’s Note/About Author
Hi, I’m Alex! I’m a transgender teenager who wants to write what he can’t say out loud thanks to homophobia and transphobia in my country, Chile.


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