Pulling at the Curtains
Location
I stand behind the curtains of an unaccepting society
Pulling at the seemingly infinite weight
Yearning to be nothing but myself
The curtain weighs down with
He/she
But what is wrong with either one
It
But I am not a thing
Tranny
But the term is transgender
Unnatural
But what is so wrong with being me
I hear laughter from the other side
I hear the unfortunate demeaning of unique human beings
I can feel the pointing of fingers
I can hear parents shut down children’s curiosity about gender
And I can feel the pain
Of pulling at the endless curtains
With my trans siblings