But Why?

FTM transgender poetry. Boys can be feminine! Feminine FTM trans guys are still guys, it doesn't matter what they wear or do.

I want them to call me a 'he', these days.

"But why?" a sad, cold woman asks-

"You've always enjoyed the most easy of tasks,

the sewing and cooking and playing with dolls,

and wearing mascara and dresses and shawls!"

"But why?" a laughing man asks-

"You'll be the joke of the town,

changing to suits from dresses and gowns,

they'll never accept you, they'll never agree

to call you a 'he' when you are a 'she'!"

"But why?" a nosy neighbor asks-

"You're strong in the church,

you've got lots of friends.

As a 'he' you'll be lucky to just meet ends-

your mother will weep while your father cries-

their little girl has turned into a guy.

At schools the boys will mock you,

and girls will turn and stare,

neither bathroom will accept you,

then will you start to care?"

And it's true, I wear makeup and dresses and cook,

I like baking and sewing and writing and books,

but I'm a boy, through and through, though I was born like a girl,

perhaps feminine, but not female, I am sure.