Hiding behind a wall of secrets
Kicking
Trying to get out
From time to time someone finds
The way around
They see behind all of the lies
A small boy
Curled up, afraid
Trying to get a glimpse of the other side
And when he finally sees the light
Words like she and her
Push him back
He finds that it is best
To rebuild the wall
Return to hiding
And go back to pretending
That he is happy
How people see him
And those who saw
Behind the lies
Forget that she is really he
It seems nothing will ever change
Until the day the wall comes down
And none of it remains
I wrote this a long time ago, right when I realized I was transgender. Middle school.