Transgender Poetry 2010: Alex Davis is "Man of The Year"

Alex Davis

I met Alex, a heterosexual transman (female to male transgender man), last year and saw him perform this.

"Man of the Year" blew me away - it's poetry, it's a song, it's an anthem.

My thanks to Alex for allowing me to share it with all of you:

Man of the Year

When the fires hit the brush
Every sound became a hush
Making my way through the eye of a crowd
Finding myself lying down staring up at the sky
Breathing in all the light

I saw faces in the glow
Good people I used to know
When you glance at me and I look away
You remind me of a hell I won’t pay anymore
So, Crown me

The Man of the Year
Man of the Year
Man of the Year
I’ve never been happy, I’ve never been happier here

See the body I call home
Hear the voice I have sown
Tired of sleeping in hotels hard with hate
At the palace now I watch as the gate swings open
To Welcome

The Man of the Year
Man of the Year
Man of the Year
I’ve never been happy, I’ve never been happier here

Walking hands on the asphalt
Bare-chested in sea salt
Maybe not the guy you’d expect to see
Just the guy that I’ve been dying to be all my life
Thank you

Man of the Year
Man of the Year
Man of the Year
I’ve never been happy, I’ve never been happier here
(happier here) (happier here)
I've never been happier here
(happier here)
I've never been happier here