
A thoughtful poem written by a 73-year-old woman about non-binary pronouns has become a viral hit on Twitter.
The short poem was written by the aunt of Theo Nicole Lorenz, a non-binary writer and artist from Minnesota.
Theo states that the poem was written about pronouns in their aunt's church writing group and it is incredibly touching and poignant.
My 73-year-old aunt wrote a poem about my pronouns in her church writing group and it’s the sweetest thing https://t.co/ROat6kdwPI— Theo Lorenz (@Theo Lorenz) 1526940199
The poem reads:
This person I know
Wants to be called a they.
It cold bring us much closer
To see them that way.
It's a strange thing to think
And harder to say,
But they is so happy
When the effort is made.
For all the theys and thems
It is this that I pray,
We kind and accepting
Any just let them by they.
The tweet, which was posted on Tuesday has since been shared over 23,000 times on Twitter, has attracted a huge amount of praise and admiration for talking about such an important issue in such eloquent terms.
@TheoNicole Your aunt is wonderful. She inspired me to write a poem, too. https://t.co/yhAgYkPc5w— Zidders RooFurry (@Zidders RooFurry) 1526969801
Even Chelsea Clinton commented on the power of the poem.
@TheoNicole @TrevorProject This is beautiful and wise.— Chelsea Clinton (@Chelsea Clinton) 1527003866
Theo's aunt seems like the most awesome person on the planet.
* She's always loved the water (longtime scuba diver), to the point where she'll watch any movie that takes place o… https://t.co/yOztwggMsR— Theo Lorenz (@Theo Lorenz) 1526956516
Theo also shared links to a couple of articles explaining the use of the word 'they' to describe non-binary people.
For those asking, “they” is a pronoun commonly used for nonbinary people. Here’s a primer on nonbinary identities… https://t.co/VUgYluEKdb— Theo Lorenz (@Theo Lorenz) 1526974234
HT Pink News
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