boys
boys
i was born on the prettiest of all 12 turns,
a pathway into life i, once learned,
figured was not difficult, but just wrong.
not even love could fix what was really going on.
i spin in shirts filled with pink and ribbon,
i spin in dance studios with the life i was given,
i spin in dresses that make my waist feel bitten,
i spin in all of the words i’ve ever written,
hearts, hopes, loves i could never flourish,
in starts and ends and something with purpose,
i am the lights to keep on and furniture that needs a refurbish
i am that wind on a cold and ugly day,
i am the inconvenience that can never get away,
i am the problem, i am the rat,
i am the one who makes me feel like that,
its only a feeling, it could never be real,
its not good for me to feel how i feel,
and it’s hard to say but i’d love to be coy,
please, for the love of god, stop making it so hard to be a –