cancelled subscription….
A letter to say that
My subscription to lesbianism
Had expired
But I’m sure I’d signed up this year
I wasn’t quite ready to retire
Its just that my membership
Became more and more tenuous
As more and more gentlemen lay in my bed
Apparently I’m still allowed
The moniker queer
I hear its terribly postmodern
To have sex with more or less everyone this year
And I have trouble at times
Buying into that bisexual title
Its accurate but greedy
Either too sexual
Or not quite sexy enough
Clinical
Even homosexual is cooler
And I’m not quite sure
how life will change
Without my gay membership card
Will It affect my gaydar?
I still think that’s kind of useful and
In a time when its easier
To call yourself lesbian than feminist
I’m not sure I
want to be kicked out of the club yet
I’ve never been one to shy from labels
I like to carry as many as I sometimes wear
And I was always such a loud
Advocate of the short and sweet term
Dyke that it seems a little unfair
To cancel my subscription to dykedom
Ok, so the expiration comes with some perks
I guess its nice to have options
And its wild to kiss the opposite sex instead
And not have strangers look on
Or shout not so friendly comments
Just for passing by and holding hands
The worry of pregnancy kind of sucks though
As does the looks on the faces of gay girls
On hearing that now I’m some kind of – hasbian
But what can I do when
I receive a letter to say the gay powers that be
Have cancelled my subscription
To lesbianism
I will shed not a tear
Because apparently
I’m still allowed the moniker queer
And after all
I hear that its terribly postmodern
To have sex with more or less everyone
This year…
