1
i was ten
my hair was short for the first time and i was at a park
i had a pink betty and veronica shirt on
a boy said
‘dude
why are you wearing a girl’s shirt?’
i gestured to my barely developed breasts and said
‘because i’m a girl’
2
i was fifteen
my hair was short for the second time and i was walking home
i had a binder and a coat on
a man said
‘sir
do you have a light?’
i shook my head and kept walking
because my voice would betray me
