H. Melt, “There Are Trans People Here” (2021)
I don’t want a trans president
I want trans doctors
performing my surgery
trans journalists reporting
the news, trans historians writing
textbooks. I don’t want trans capitalists
walking on wall street or trans cops
patrolling my neighborhood. I want
trans musicians playing on my stereo
trans designers crafting my clothes
trans chefs filling my stomach
trans farmers planting my food
& trans gardeners picking
flowers for my funeral.
H. Melt is a poet, artist and educator whose work celebrates trans people, history and culture.