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Genie

from Inner Space by Genie Santiago

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At age ten
I began to hate my body
As blood flowed from my flower
Onto basketball shorts
I was paralyzed with fear
My tall trans now sister
More feminine than I at the time
Taught me how a pad works
Holding it under the faucet
While it swelled with water
My body
Scarred and scabbed
Has betrayed me
How could I climb trees
Running screaming wildly
With this bulk
Taped to my underwear
Little did I know
Breast would come
Followed by hair
Everywhere
My body
Hips sprouted overnight
Boys
No longer wanted to smear mud
Under our eyes
And fight like lost boys
They now gawked at my overfilled breast
And my awkward stance
How could my body become so foreign
Why had she deceived me
Maybe
I would’ve found comfort knowing
She wouldn’t abandon me
Through this transformation
Together
We would conquer more than this period
Sexism
Racism
Homophobia
Sexual assault
Abusive relationships
Through it all
Like an architect
Construction her resilience
She protected the soul that we share
I love her

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from Inner Space, released October 30, 2021
Genie
(V. Santiago, R. Mertz)

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Genie Santiago Boston, Massachusetts

Described as spiritual and sensual, Genie Santiago is a Boston based singer, poet and visual artist. Her art draws from her experience growing up in poverty as a Queer Latina. Genie is unafraid to empower others to overcome trauma, decolonize the mind, promote sexual freedom, and stray from the ideals of self-hatred that society places upon us. ... more

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