Public

For so long I've worried
Hiding my heart
They won't accept me
Taking time to start

But then one day
My plan was foiled
By a decision thrust
And calling me spoiled

Trembling in fear
To elsewhere I send
Faking a voice
When would it end?

To be true to myself
A difficult prospect
For I so reserved
And with so little respect

Yet here I am now
And not much has changed
Simply my mind
So I am not estranged

Author's Note

Personal story of how I went public with being trans... Basically I went to a summer camp in high school and presented as female for the first time, was really terrified doing so, but then I realized it was actually okay.