In a contest of courage, skill, and grace,
Where women are matched up face to face,
A man discovers in his dreams,
That he is a woman, trapped in a man’s realms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And a proud woman that he is,
To show the world the strength of his,
The Olympic ring is the perfect place,
To propel to the highest rank in women’s space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To defy the norms and make a stand,
Such a hero, dressed up, feeling proudly grand,
In the ring, where courage must meet might,
He will challenge a girl to a fair fight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He will stand in the Olympic ring of fame,
A fearless challenger of a girl’s frail frame,
Throwing jabs, uppercuts, hooks left and right,
He’ll bravely fight, with all his might!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He’ll earn his place in the spotlight,
And win the medal, shiny and bright,
And a spot on the podium’s proudest place,
To prove to all girls his superior grace!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He’ll make his mom proud, his cause so pure,
Among all girls, he is the strongest, for sure,
And who cares about that minor attribute of his?
It’s only a penis, a detail that other girls miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alas, are there other athletes in this,\u00a0
To fill a category of girls like his?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul Pinkhasik, August 3, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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