Misgendered

• Kaiyla Dybing, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2019

I can’t stop crying
I keep on trying
But all I want is to just start dying
And I’m still sighing
Cause although it’s their acceptance I’m vying
All I’m doing is lying
Cause I haven’t told them, to their rules I’m still not complying
And somehow my act they keep buying
Even though the signs aren’t outlying
My flinches to their insults should be verifying
But my life they keep on disqualifying
Because it’s not an option they would think of ratifying
So my normalcy I’ll keep on implying
Until, my soul, I can find a way of certifying
To stop them from misidentifying
Cause their hate is becoming terrifying
And I don’t know how much longer from the truth I can keep shying
Because it’s now been one year since the thought of still breathing became horrifying.