KAY KASSIRER
The Rusty Toque | Issue 13 | Poetry | November 30, 2017
He Can't Take Something I Never Had
The first time I ever had sex with a cisgender man I climbed off of him he looked at me and said I guess I just took your virginity then As if I hadn’t already been sexually active for over a year As if all the girls I’d had sex with didn’t count It wasn’t real There was no penis in vagina so obviously nothing important happened It’s not like some of them actually made me orgasm unlike him He acts like my history is a joke A pathetic attempt at a sex life Little does he realize I’ve slept with more girls than he has He acts as if I had a virginity Something he could take away from me Hang up on his mantelpiece Show it off to his friends tell them look at what I took |
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KAY KASSIRER (they/them) is a spoken-word poet, organizer, and activist who currently resides on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tseil-Waututh First Nations. Kay has taken the North American poetry community by storm. This past year alone, they not only took on the role of Festival Director for SpoCan’s official youth poetry slam “Voices of Today,” but also stepped up as assistant slam master for the Canadian Festival of Spoken word. Notably, Kay was the 2016 Capturing Fire rep for Hot Damn! It's a Queer Slam, and went on to take second in the festival. Kay has performed on numerous other final stages, including CFSW 2015 (the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word), CIPS 2016 and 2017 (the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam), & The Queer Resurgence Poetry Slam, hosted by the Seattle Poetry Slam. Education, healing, and community are three amongst many pillars supporting the voice of this established artist, creating an undeniable force for social innovation through literary arts. Using their voice to evoke change, Kay can be found facilitating workshops, or presenting as a feature performer throughout the various vibrant North American poetry scenes.
