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He was not born a girl. (story of a trans boy)

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Published: Oct 8, 2015

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(He was not born to be a girl,
He was born to be himself)

I.)
And when he was five he
was forced into dresses,
not understanding why
he couldn't wear the
trousers to school and
not the skirt,
he learned that clothes
and toys had one gender only
and so did he.

II.)
And when he was seven he
told his Mother he was a
boy and didn't understand
her insistence that he was
a she; even though he
knew he was a Prince
not a Princess.

III.)
And when he was eleven he
wore a tie to high school instead
of the skirt and he learned
that no matter what the experts
say, children can still be cruel.

(but guess what, he still wore it
day after day 'cause he wanted to
and it was all him)

IV.)
And when he was 12 his body betrayed
him and he looked in the mirror and
hated who he saw so he hid the dresses
when his Mother was out and learned
that gender is in your head and not
between your legs and that gave him
hope

V.)
And when he was 14, he told them
his real name,
but even though they said they'd
always love him
for who he was,
they turned their backs on him
because he didn't turn out the way they expected

He didn't turn out the way they expected

VI)
And when he was 15, he turned up to
prom and the bullies called him a lesbian,
so he told them who he was even
though he knew they'd beat him up
like they did everyday for the tie

but he didn't know they would use
knives that time.

VII.)
And he didn't live to be 16,
and his Mother buried him, but
maybe she understood in the end
and maybe she didn't,

but she still buried him
in the tie and the words
on the gravestone were
"beloved son."

(because he was not born to be a girl,
he was born to be himself)