Kind of confusing
The feelings I have around my gender
When I’m out, I know most will perceive me as a woman, and treat me like one.
I hope for respect in those interactions; safety
to be seen as more
that the people that see me don’t accidentally see me as “less than”
because I was assigned female at birth
Weird to say it that way
Maybe that’s why I hope for more
She / they
More
Maybe some will see me for my eyes
See some spark of familiarity
Welcoming face welcoming presence
That’s what I hope for
Some perceive that to be motherly
I wouldn’t mind that if I felt like a woman but
Parental doesn’t sound right either
Just warm. That’s what I’m going for
Comfortable comforting
Or maybe just being.
Feeling feminine feels intimate
Like something I’m not quite comfortable with
With just anyone.
See? Hard to explain
I want to feel like a woman around some people
Some people make me want to run from womanhood!
Can you imagine why that would be?
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