OvEr ThE RaInBoW

How do I describe to you
What it feels to be trapped
In the wrong gender
When you feel comfortable
With your birth gender.

How self-loathing
And self-hatred
Becoming the normal
State of mind.

When other kids
Pick up on your differences
In the way you act
And behave.

Displaying female characteristics
While everyone else sees
A young boy acting weird
By their standards.

It would be so easy for me
To slide into a dark place
Where death is sold cheap
At a dime a dozen.

Yet
I choose not to
Instead
Using my writings
To release my dark urges
In a more constructive manner.

Too long
I have struggle
With my own daemons
Coming ever so close
To death.

But those days
Are behind me
Now.

As I see
What awaits me
On the other side
Acceptance
And love.

Reviews

[Midnight_Mystery]

another great poem..i cant imagine what you've gone through. but you've found a true friend in me..i accept u as you are..and will continue reviewing and loving your poems. great write :)