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Canela · 09-10-2012, 11:00 AM

SELF-PORTRAIT II

Questing, a woman dares to reinvent herself.

—Dana Heller, The Feminization of Quest Romance

No more teacher clothes.
I want chamois shirts
and shorts with pockets I’ll need
for a trek in the Himalayas.
I want a tutu and overalls for my
new career as a ballerina electrician,
a carpenter’s apron and power tools
so I can work on Habitat for Humanity
and build my writing studio.

No more timidity, no cringing.
I can say “no” with grace
and my opinion about anything.
I don’t need your approval
and I won’t shrivel when you yell
or weep. I have limits, you know.
I will learn to climb sheer rocks,
fly a helicopter, handle bees
and embrace every dragon I meet.

09-10-2012, 11:00 AM	#10
Canela Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Babe, she, her, ella Relationship Status: Well loved… Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 2,375 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 10,644 Thanked 6,502 Times in 1,694 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Not about Fat but Positive-Confidence-Self Love SELF-PORTRAIT II Questing, a woman dares to reinvent herself. —Dana Heller, The Feminization of Quest Romance No more teacher clothes. I want chamois shirts and shorts with pockets I’ll need for a trek in the Himalayas. I want a tutu and overalls for my new career as a ballerina electrician, a carpenter’s apron and power tools so I can work on Habitat for Humanity and build my writing studio. No more timidity, no cringing. I can say “no” with grace and my opinion about anything. I don’t need your approval and I won’t shrivel when you yell or weep. I have limits, you know. I will learn to climb sheer rocks, fly a helicopter, handle bees and embrace every dragon I meet. __________________ . . . . . Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you ~Nathaniel Hawthorne