I get scared now

“Which bathroom?” I think

As I bow

My head, ashamed of myself

I feel like I’m being gawked at

Hands in my pockets

I pull down my black hat

So I’m not seen

Girl or boy?

"You can’t be both"

Some think I’m coy

But I’m just worried

Worried about how I’ll be seen

If the world knows who I feel I am

“You’re just a teen.”

“You can’t decide now.”

But I know who I am

I’m my own person

I won’t be condemned

Because I don’t fit in your box

There is no box

I can be whoever or whatever I want

My heart unlocks

As I discover who I am

I am human

Not “freak” or “dyke” or “tranny”

If anything, superhuman

With what I’ve dealt with

The fear’s gone

I keep walking

I will hang on

Because I am perfect within myself