Normality.

What is it?

Fitting in.

Is it possible? 

Passing.

Will I ever?

Endless questions.

Femininity.

What if I express too much?

Support. 

What if I cannot earn it?

Rights. 

What if they’re taken away?

Endless what-ifs.

Before I knew to accept myself, 

I would hide,

buried under my own emotions. 

I’d lay and wonder,

Why am I different?

What’s wrong with me?

Although it took years, 

I now know who I am. 

I know how I feel.

I now feel free.

However, harsh beliefs are etched into people. 

Unnecessary violence and discrimination occur daily,

to people just like me, simply being themselves. 

If I’m being honest, I’m scared;

I’m scared of what the world’s becoming,

I’m scared of the unknown,

And sometimes, I’m scared to be myself. 

Because truth be told,

I will never be perceived as “normal”,

and to some, I will never be perceived as human. 

The same goes for many others.

I am normal, just like everybody else, 

and everyone should have the right to be who they are. 

If only the world could live in harmony, 

Perhaps people would feel safer.

In all honesty,

No one should feel scared to be themselves. 

And no one should face discrimination

for expressing themselves

and simply being who they are. 

It doesn’t hurt anyone.

Why does acceptance remain an issue to people?

Why is respect so difficult to practice? 

I will never understand.