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Rohan Pryor
 A few years ago I did a subject on feminist theology called “Woman, Man, and God”. One evening we wrote poetry and prose; I’ve only just found again the poem I wrote that night, straddling serious theology and whimsical fancy. I wonder who it might offend, and why…
God, are you a Drag Queen,
Dressing up at night?
Putting on a fabulous frock
And getting your makeup right? God, are you a Drag Queen,
Tottering on platform heels
Flicking long hair, and tapping nails
To feel what a woman feels? God, are you a Drag Queen
Prancing gaily to impress
But all the while just a man
Underneath the dress? Surely not a Drag Queen, God,
That’s much too irreverent
Too unholy, too flashy, and
Sexuality confused and bent. But if you were a Drag Queen, God
You’d have a screaming time
You’d challenge blokes and chicks alike
And party on with wine. If you are a Drag Queen, God,
You’d be too hard to grasp
None of us would feel quite right
You’d make us squirm or gasp. No God, you can’t be a Drag Queen,
That’s really not quite right -
Where’s reverence and properness
And sleeping well at night? You’d better not be a Drag Queen, God
Or you’ll lose even more from the Church.
And the ones that stayed, well, what to say?
They’re already off their perch. Oh God, if you were a Drag Queen,
You might even begin to think
Of what your real gender is;
I think I’ll need a drink! ‘Cause if you wondered, Drag Queen god,
If you were really man or not
And moved on past the dressing up
And questioned what was what Then you might conclude, and here’s the nub
That instead of being a man
Deep down inside, and outside too
You’re a woman, whose name is Jan. Now we all know, Jan, that it’s possible
Given enough money for an op
That you could be a woman true
And the whole man thing would stop. Now God, er Jan, I’m very lost
Not sure what to think or feel
You’re moved beyond anything I know
But still you’re fabulously real.
I can see you still singing up a storm
And loving all, and life,
And though I don’t understand it all
You’re no-ones man or wife.
Rohan Pryor, 2002. Rohan Pryor is Convention Co-ordinator for NCYC09, the National Christian Youth Convention to be held in January 2009.
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