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A question fills my head.
Were I a girl instead
-- Same book, but different cover --
Would you become my lover?
Or would we still be friends?

Now, I ask: don't get me wrong.
I love our friendship, and it's strong.
I love it when I make you smile,
Even for a little while.
I love it when I'm at your side.
Our conversations make my day.
And nothing makes me feel more pride
Than impressing you some way.

Now, I wonder: can you tell?
How you make me feel so well?
That this smile is just for you?
And if you knew, then what you'd do?

Now, I know that you are straight.
And we're both guys, so we won't date.
So a question fills my head.
Were I a girl instead...


Note: I wrote this poem before realizing I'm a trans woman, which is why I'm calling myself a guy in there, but I'm absolutely not one. I have since learned that gender isn't just a matter of a "different cover" -- it's definitely part of the book.

-- Lady Scarecrow

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[–] Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Finding out you're trans later in life is like watching a movie littered with spoilers for the ending but you don't realize it til you get to the end look back.

[–] lady_scarecrow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 months ago

Also, the fact that I went "I wonder what would happen if I were a girl" instead of "I wonder what would happen if he wasn't straight" is quite telling

[–] TheGingerNut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So did you ask him out after you cracked?

[–] lady_scarecrow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I did, and he turned me down. We're still good friends to this day though, so it wasn't a bad ending either.

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago

Thankyou, I think I needed to read this

[–] Delta_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] lady_scarecrow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Delta_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Just applauding! I love when poems begin and end with the same lines and I think you used it really powerfully 👏

[–] lady_scarecrow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago

Oh, I see! Thank you