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a trans boy's perspective

Greyspeak 2007 (Tennessee)

i see a mirror
that's where i find a boy
smiling straight at me

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I'm trans and I recently got a haircut and found my binder. just now I went to the bathroom and finally saw a smiling boy looking back at me in the mirror. thank you for your time.

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Written on July 21, 2022

Submitted by somebandkid07 on July 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Characters 63
Words 14
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
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