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I am a man.


Ma'am, lady, wife, female.

All those names

yet none apply.

Daughter, niece, miss, girl.

When i hear them,

I just want to hurl.

Woman, actress, madam, sister.

All I wish to be

is a mister.

Her, she, herself, it.

None of them work,

none of them fit.

Ma'am, lady, wife, female.

Everyone calls me that,

even my email.

Daughter, niece, miss, girl.

Please stop.

I am not a girl.

Woman, actress, madam, sister.

No I am a mister.

I am a man.

Her, she, herself it.

The names is trans.

It's who I am.

 

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