Not A Boy
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Students stare when I pass from class to class,
Teachers even give me double takes,
And glare when they realize what they see.
I'm not a boy.
My hair is cropped short, my jeans bag,
My breasts smashed into a tight sports bra,
But I'm not a boy.
In the bathroom they shreik in terror,
As if I'm in there by accident,
Or maybe they are.
Why can't I just be accepted in one look?
Why does it take a throuough examination
Just to decided the irrelevant question?
"Are you a boy or a girl?"
Aren't schools supposed to be a place
For learning new things?
Well, I want them to learn this:
I'm not a boy.
As if it matters.