Girl-Boy

Weekly Diary Entry #2

Strange child—

Odd little thing,

Alone in your odd mind—

What is it that you are, exactly?

What should the world do

With a creature like you?

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How does the world see you?

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As lovely as a girl

As eccentric as a boy,

A melancholic child

Wise beyond their years;

What should I call you,

Girl or Boy?

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What has the world done to you?

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As hysterical as a young lady

As volatile as a young man,

A sensitive, misunderstood youth

Bitter beyond their years;

How should the world deal

With someone like you?

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What should the world do with you?

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As dejected as a woman

As rejected as a man,

Such a strange adult

Sick beyond their years;

What should I refer to you,

Sir or ma’am—come this way

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Barely Human

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With time, strange child—

Odd little Girl-Boy—

Your essence may become more

Obvious to yourself, to the world

But it will never be embraced, for

The world rejects what is between.

This story is part of a collection of poems, short stories and introspective diary entries, called “Grimoire of a Weird Person II”.