I just want to hear you call me son,
call me your boy,
call me Elijah,
because that's who I am.
I just want you to look at me and see who I am,
see me as male,
see me as hurt
see me as struggling,
see me as transgender,
because that's what I am.
I just want you to really accept me,
to support me,
to love me,
to respect me,
because that's what I need.
I need you to be my mother,
the mother to a twenty year old man,
the mother to a son who needs her,
the mother to a boy who feels alone,
because that's who you're supposed to be.
