For many years I've been lost
But I'm now finding my place
I'm finding me
I didn't know who or what I was
Now I know
I am toby
I am not a girl
Nor am I a boy
I am a person nothing less
Nothing more
Puzzle pieces falling into place
A smile finally gracing my face
I'm trans*
I'm ace
I'm me
I'm quirky
I'm loud
I'm quiet
I'm shy
I'm proud of who I am
I'm proud of how far I've come
I learning to love the fat
On my stomach and thighs
I'm learning to love the butt
That always embarrassed me
I'm learning to love the metal on my teeth
And how they will look after
I'm learning to love the pimples that spot my body
I'm learning to love my freckles and moles
I'm learning to love my bitten down nails
I'm learning to love myself again
Piece by piece
I'm building myself up brick by brick
I'm getting stronger each day
No longer will I be silent
No longer will I be invisible
I will be proud
I will be strong
I'm finding myself after so long
I kept trying to conform
It never worked
But now I'm loved for being myself
I'm learning to be comfortable in my own skin again
After puberty and peer pressure took its toll
But now I'm slowly loving myself
Slowly growing confident
I have my days
But now I know my name
Now I know me
Vivian never felt right
It wasn't me
Toby is me
Toby's who I am
And I will fight to be recognized as such
I love myself again
I'm finally proud
I am who I am
I know that now
And I will learn to love myself and grow with time
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Works for the troubled mind
RandomInspired by "you look disgusting" and "BOY" Works: names (poem) HIM not HER (rhythmic rant/speech)
