Summary

"Blue Dragon — SHE" is a reflective exploration of identity and empowerment, challenging societal norms through the lens of a woman's experience.

Abstract

The article "Blue Dragon — SHE" delves into the depths of self-identity and societal expectations through a blend of poetry and prose. It centers on the transformative power of a single word, "SHE," which becomes a mantra for the author's journey towards self-acceptance and empowerment amidst personal challenges such as traumatic brain injury, disability, chronic illness, and societal standards of beauty and power. The narrative unfolds with the author daring to voice her existence in a room filled with tension, highlighting the discomfort and cognitive dissonance her presence evokes in others. The piece evolves into a celebration of the feminine, with the Blue Dragon symbolizing the author's emergence from a restrictive shell into a full embrace of her own strength and complexity.

Opinions

The author feels that societal perceptions of power are often at odds with individual expressions of identity, particularly for women.
There is a sense of frustration and resistance against the expectation to conform to a smaller, more 'acceptable' version of oneself.
The author asserts that the feminine can embody might and power, as symbolized by the Blue Dragon, rejecting the notion that such attributes are solely masculine.
The piece conveys a personal triumph over trauma and illness, suggesting that these experiences are integral to the author's identity and strength.
The author uses the repetition of "SHE" as a poetic device to reclaim agency and affirm her existence in the face of silence and misunderstanding.
There is an acknowledgment of the struggle to articulate complex, multifaceted identities within the constraints of 'linear language.'

Blue Dragon — SHE.

Embodying the fullness of ME in what became a one-word poem.

SHE I began…

The room dissolved into awkward silence.

I dared to speak one word SHE.

Did I say something surprising?

Yes. I. Asked. The. Question. Out. Loud.

They squirmed in visible discomfort. Many furrowed brows attempting to grasp the cognitive dissonance; perceptions of power… Dragon — WOMAN — Poem.

Traumatic brain injury Disability Chronic illness Rare disease Lord help me Fatness!

SHE.

Human. Moulded through the fractal path of descent.

TheoArtist, some kind of Theologian… Who does SHE think SHE is? Still…

SHE.

The DRAGON… they stuttered Its power… they muttered We just assumed… fumbling tumbling trying to find words just as I struggle to flatten colorful complexity into linear language.

SHE.

I affirmed with what became a one word poem.

THE FEMININE story told in layers a mirror of hours passed; bubbled jewels dancing with decades of ineffable harmony; opaque windows into crystalline moments where each individual SHE learned that it was not HER fault.

BLUE DRAGON slowly emerged from the hermit shell SHE contorted squeezed starved and fractured herself into to stay small contained acceptable for him grandeur is for him dragons are masculine.

BLUE DRAGON FEMININE

Who would want a mighty SHE? I DO.