My Inner Bloke

When I feel like a drag queen

in tights and heels,

I put that down

to my Inner Bloke.

He’s the one

who always has to win,

who comes into his own

in seminars and pub debates.

He knows a lot of facts

and loves to swap them.

There’s nothing he won’t

turn into a joke,

including me.

He’s a bully like that

and needs to put me down.

He’s a thwarted thug

and it’s all thanks to me,

the body he lives through,

my puny little arms,

that girly way I kick.

JOANNE LIMBURG