Lee Mokobe: A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender
Lee Mokobe: Išraiškinga poema apie tai, ką reiškia būti transseksualu
Lee Mokobe is a 20-year-old South African slam poet and co-founder of Vocal Revolutionaries. Full bio
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was in a glass-stained cathedral.
tamsinto stiklo katedroje.
the congregation was on its feet,
kai kongregacija jau stovėjo,
like a question mark
kaip klaustukui
kad mano nuodėmės sudegs,
that my sin would burn
to reintroduce me to sanctity,
šventenybei,
koks aš esu stebuklas.
to be anything I want.
būti kuo noriu.
bedantis šypsnys,
what was left of my goal.
kas liko iš mano tikslo.
kiti vaikai negalėjo žaisti.
the other kids couldn't play,
and apologetic girl,
ir apologetiškos mergaitės.
wasn't deemed cute anymore.
nebuvo laikoma miela.
seeing my knees in the shadow of skirts,
kelius po sijono šešėliu.
would never bring a husband home,
požiūris niekada neparves vyro namo,
and child-bearing.
santuokai ir vaikų gimdymui.
along with their slurs.
kartu su jų kaltinimais.
come out of the closet.
without my permission.
atidarė be leidimo.
mergaitė, labiau Kenas nei Barbė.
more Ken than Barbie.
paleisčiau.
to house all your insides,
jis galėtu priglausti jūsų vidų.
to invite guests over,
pasikviesti svečių.
strong enough to stand on.
tvirtas stovėjimui.
myself after fading things.
blėstančių dalykų vardais.
left behind by Mya Hall,
atgarsius.
conversations at the bus stop.
autobuso stotelėje.
into a mausoleum,
vaikštantį mauzoliejų,
my identity into a spectacle,
į spektaklį.
while the brutality of living in this body
kol brutalumas jam gyvenant savo kūne
at the bottom of equality pages.
apačioje.
nei kūnas,
išsireiškimas yra triukas,
my gender expression is a trick,
without their consent,
be jų sutikimo.
for their eyes and hands
jų akims ir rankoms
mano keistumu,
they did not like.
nepatiko.
hang me with all the other skeletons.
su visais kitais skeletais.
to talk people into coffins,
žmogų į karstą.
there are boys rotting,
berniukai pūna,
in high school hallways
hashtag in a second
vienu Twitter raktažodžiu,
becoming like judgment day
lyg teismo diena
more transgender children than parents.
daugiau transeksualius vaikus, nei tėvus.
start to feel redundant,
pradės jaustis nereikalingi,
become lessons about sin
tampa pamokomis apie nuodėmes,
all this breath and mercy,
ir gailesčio,
that washed over Jesus' feet.
Jėzaus kojas.
getting stuck in my throat.
maldas.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lee Mokobe - PoetLee Mokobe is a 20-year-old South African slam poet and co-founder of Vocal Revolutionaries.
Why you should listen
The volunteer-run organization empowers youth in South Africa to fid their voice through poetry and art, offering free workshops, motivational talks, seasonal slams, national/local performances and mentoring. In his own poetry, Mokobe tackles tough social justice and LGBTQ issues. He has performed across three continents and was the youngest and first African coach at the Brave New Voices Festival, which he won in 2015.
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