POETRY
by
Janelle DuBois

DANCING Bittersweet - mostly sweet. EX-LOVER Inspired by my awesome ex-lover. FIRST WIFE'S BLESSING Better than a curse! GIRLS I like being a T-girl and I like other T-girls! GOING FOR A RIDE Inspired by shaving my legs. I HOLD MY LITTLE SISTER About a friend. I WAS FOR MY DAUGHTER About my drag daughter, Bella Donna DuBois, killed in a car accident in June, 1999. IN A RUINED WORLD About the (not so ruined) world. LAMENT Another poem about my drag daughter. LOSS A poem about my drag daughter and other girls I've known. SAND PAINTING Inspired by a crush I had on a T-girl. SOMETIMES A GIRL About the fish that got away. THIS GIRL Not as fun as "That Girl" but still a happy ending! TO MY LOVER Another crush on another T-girl! TOGETHER About my drag daughter. TONIGHT About my drag daughter. TONYA Another T-girl, another crush! VISITING MY DAUGHTER As the Diva of Darkness, my drag daughter Bella loved cemeteries. WEEP FOR SAPPHIRA A modern version of an old and very sad story. YES, IT'S A CHOICE An attempt to find common ground with people who ask the familiar question. YOU JUST WANT ONE THING, DON'T YOU? Dating brings many of the same problems whether you're TG or not!