Free

Why can’t I just be free?

They say I am a strange ‘he’,

But how do I tell them I am not,

The man they wanted me to be.

There’s so much I have to fear,

But I’ll only have to bear,

For I know that if they knew the truth,

They’ll toss me off a pier.

Do I change my appearance?

Or is the right path, perseverance?

I simply wish for them to accept me,

Without noticing any difference.

All I ever wanted was to be free,

To live as the woman I was always meant to be,

And I don’t want to live in shadows any longer,

So please, just let me be.