"What did you do that for?"
Said a rather large spider
I was already fairly horrified
To of found, a rather large spider
Clinging on to the inside of my yellow shower curtain
At the point, dressed only in my skin
I was about to enter
But had noticed a dark shadow
Which at first imagined
Was perhaps a ball of hair
But i gently peeled back the yellow shower curtain
To step into the warming sprinkles
I quickly grabbed a small cup
And packet of Aspirin
That i keep in the bathroom
And using the packet
Flicked the spider into the cup
And quickly put the pack over the top
And it had been at this point
That the spider had spoken to me
Not quite knowing what to say
Or how to respond to a talking spider
I said " I'm sorry, but i don't shower
In the company of strangers!"
I could hear the spider
Scuttle around the cup a few times
Then it replied "That's not what i heard!"
I picked up the cup
And without responding
Walked into my kitchen
Opened the window
And threw the spider out!
Returned to the bathroom
Stepped into the refreshing shower spray
And thought "****** cheek!"

by Jemia

You know
I'll always love you
As i always do
And that i truly miss
The company of you
Your presence for now
As fluid as turbulent streams
As you wander, in, and out
Every night within my dreams
Yet your appearance
Always seems so effervescent
Although you're always different
Whenever you are present
Your eyes, and skin, and hair
Change colour every time
And your laughter
Is so so beautifully, wonderfully sublime
Your smile warms up my heart
I feel such total bliss
As your sweet subtle succulent lips caress
My soul, those rare moments that we kiss
Although i have never met you
Or so it mostly seems
I love you in this strange reality
Within this land of dreams

by Jemia

I'm seeing C's
When there are
No C's to see
Although there's
A C  in oCean
That i see
In the deep blue sea
Yet there's no C
in the sea
That i can see
Ce!

by Jemia

I am living with myself
My past as a loving father
And my present
As a loving woman, and father
Of my beautiful daughter
Today
On Father's Day
I received two cards from her
Both said Happy Fathers Day
But one had the Transgender flag
Covering the front of it
The gift of Malteser Truffles
Were also very welcome!
And i was kind of grateful
That they were not pink
Some traditions do need to be maintained😅
The significance
Of the transgender card
Is the inclusivity of it
Not just for me, but also my daughter
That she can now easily buy a card
For a trans parent
Without it having to be a major issue
I'm aware how lucky i am
And that there are younger people out there
That would love to get a card of this ilk
from their parents, birthday, xmas....
An open hearted gift of love
Breaks down many a barrier
saw a blue/white/pink pigeon
it landed on my balcony
i made no assumptions as to it's gender
it then took wing
and flew away

by Jemia post op transwoman, and father

The room
Remained empty
And the only option available
Was a mirror
Hanging broken
From a wall
But she didn't want
The stark truth of that
She didn't want that at all

by Jemia

Upon my recent visit
To the far off land of Fae
I was greeted by a little person
Who promised to show me the way
We wandered into a dark forest
Then completely went astray
I'd trusted this little person
As i thought he knew the way
Perhaps i'd chosen the wrong one
His excuses seemed somewhat lame
But by the end of the day
Ive only had my Elf to blame!

by Jemia

Life is like
A river
Ever flowing
Ever fluid
Ever changing
Evolving
Learning
Becoming
Strong currents
Dark pools
And as it flows
It carries with it
The essence
Of it's beginnings
We are raindrops
As we splash
Into the heady currents
Our ebb, and flow
Driven by the tides
Of our destinies
Some of us
Will fall into the vast ocean
And some of us
Will flow
Against the tides of expectancy
As we form our own
Riverdance

by Jemia