how should i act

if i act like a boy

it's not because i am

i just don't know

how else to act

or if there is

some essence i need

that will stop me
from acting like a boy
to fit in

it's hard because

i am just me

but the me i have known
for twenty one years
is him
and the way he acts

for the next twenty one years
will i act the same
and everyone will see her
because i see her?