Once I was a Man .....

Once I was a Man ....., originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

once I was a man
wanting to be
a woman of substance
from a testicular tragedy
I ran
from a blazing fire
into a frying pan
a hijda now
a speck
in an androgynous life span
my accursed life
living without a plan
memories of a boyhood
on the emulsion of my soul
I scan