# Being Transgender Author: makyo Tags: Poetry, Transgender #8 of Poetry Older drivel. You get to explain gender to all of your friends --     And all of your family --     And maybe once more to be sure --     And random strangers --     And maybe, like, doctors and nurses who should probably know better; You get to explain to your partner that nothing has changed --     And that you were always this way --     And that really, honestly, nothing has changed --     And that this has no effect on your love for them --     And I promise; You will get to come out again --     And explain that it wasn't that being gay wasn't enough --     And explain that it has nothing to do with who you like --     And explain that that shouldn't matter --     And -- oh right, this means you might be straight after all; You get to go through that awkward period of growing your hair out --     And learning how to ask for a more feminine haircut --     And trying a curling iron for the first time --     And figuring out how to eat noodles without also eating your hair --     And the worries that you're just trying to be rebellious;   You get to worry whether you're maybe just trying to be rebellious --     And whether or not you might just be faking it --     And whether you're really Trans Enough or not --     And whether you're maybe just appropriating femininity --     And whether or not passing really matters to you anyway; You get to dress up in your best clothes --     And your best makeup --     And worry that your shoes are too masculine --     And have your hair game on point --     And convince the doc that you deserve those patches and pills; You get to go through puberty again --     And it will be weirder this time around --     And your skin will grow soft --     And you'll get more sensitive to temperature changes --     And -- YEOWCH! That's a new sensation; You will cry a lot --     And bite your tongue often --     And lower your gaze --     And learn to take up less space --     And talk softer; And your dogs will still love you. Source: https://sofurry.com/s/5nzJr95n Part of the series Poetry Previous: https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1227700-meaning-self.md Next: https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1227705-the-dogs-assure-me.md