In der Rubrik Wortrausch bieten wir Autor*innen eine Plattform für kreatives Schreiben. Paddy Lehleiter mit dem Gedicht Pretty/handsome.

I carry
she
Like a bag
Outside of
(Me)
External drag

They are attached to
(Me)
Everything new
Never feels free

The tits
The doctor said jup,
You’re lucky
Years later I want to throw up
How yucky

The mouth
My grandfather gave me
Who I love endlessly
Who instilled the belief in (me)
Worth comes from doing
Not from being
(Me)

The back
I check for rolls of fat
RADICAL ACCEPTANCE WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT

The hair
A token of femininity?
No bro : ) it just looks prettyyy

They’re called handsome
(Me?!)
In that moment, finally free

They feel like (me)
An opportunity,
To recognize (me), to redefine (me)

Who’s in the mirror isn’t she
They’ve always been me