Spoken word winning pieces

[mizducky]

Here, for your reading pleasure, are the pieces I performed at the second annual OUTspoken women's spoken word competition, held the previous two evenings at San Diego's GLBT-oriented Diversionary Theater. (All pieces (c) 2006 Ellen Terris Brenner)

Comments

[desolina]

i especially like #2 and #3.

[mizducky]

Thanks! I saved my best stuff for the second night. Nothin' wrong with a little strategizing. :-)

You Hippy!

[dimbyd]

Much love and congratulations!

And how is your health at this moment in time?

Re: You Hippy!

[mizducky]

heheheheh ... I was even wearing tie-dye the first evening. :-)

Healthwise, I'm doing pretty damn good, all things considered. The main issue now is that my energy level and stamina are not what they should be. I was fine through the competition, but spent the whole day after basically sleeping and vegging, and today I still feel a little tired. But it's a good tired.

[oddangel]

I agree with desolina, especially No. 2. It echoes a lot of thoughts I've had about the cancer epidemic. And it is an epidemic, IMHO.

And in No. 3, I love these lines:

I, for one, know that Butch is no imitation
but the Real Thing,
Its own Thing,
A beauty in its own right, on its own terms

I used to think otherwise (that emulating "male" thing)...until I met a true butch. Heh.