"I Am" - Video Blog

I Am

I am curious and intuitive


I wonder how that defines me 


I hear myself humming 


I see my angles and my demons 


I want to embrace happiness and accept defeat 


I am curious and intuitive 



I pretend that the little things don't matter 


I feel a sense of serenity when I close my eyes. It's there that 


I touch the cool calm clouds


I worry that if I fall I won't break the surface


I cry because I can 


I am curious and intuitive 



I understand that I think about things too much


I say forget it


I dream about the places i'll go, the people i'll meet 


I try to just put it all out there 


I hope one day it'll all make sense


I am curious and intuitive

For me, the most important element of my poem is the repetition of “I am curious and intuitive.” I think it speaks to the audience about who I am and how I view myself. As a “curious” person, I’m always looking for answers and for what’s “right”…and I guess that’s where the intuition steps in. I think my friends who know me pretty well would all say that I am fairly relaxed on the outside. So when I say “I pretend that the little things don’t matter” that’s how my friends see me, but inside I’m very sensitive and vulnerable. But I guess everyone is, right?

If I were to give up this characteristic I think I would loose one of the only things that I know how to emotionally define myself with. Sure, I can say I’m an athlete, sister, friend, artist, but that’s just surface stuff. For example, my passion for art comes from my curiosity for humanity and nature. I would be loosing a lot of “me” if I lost my curiosity and my intuition. 

Venus Boys Response

I believe the reason why people feel like they've never heard of "drag kings" before is because the media fears what people think. They assume that people will be uncomfortable, and won't be able to relate to the situations that transgendered people have to deal with everyday. However, through watching Venus Boyz, it was evident that these people who have struggled so long to find themselves and decide who they really are and who they want to be, are finally happy. They have settled in a community where they are respected and loved. I hold a lot of respect for these people who see gender as undefined. It takes a lot of courage and perseverance to stand up against what the rest of the world thinks.