If I were a girl
(With apologies to Beyonce)
If I were a girl
Even just for a day
I’d take an hour to get ready
‘cause I’d know they’d have to wait
Go shop with the girls
And laugh at the boys
I’d be welcome at the party
Get to be so pretty
‘cause then I’d be free to be me
If I were a girl
I’d make them understand
What it’s like to be feminine
No need to pretend to be a man
They’d listen to me
‘cause they know how it hurts
Trying to be someone you’re not
Tie yourself up in to knots
And end up being destroyed
If I were a girl
I would turn on my phone
Tell everyone to call me
‘cause it’s better than being alone
I might hike up my skirt
Maybe wiggle and wink
‘cause that’s how to get my way
And I know how guys think
But I’m just a boy
I don’t understand
Don’t know why I have this need
To know how it feels to be a girl
Sometimes I wish I were a better man
They don’t listen to me
Don’t care if I’m free
Or if I lose everything I’ve wanted
They are taking me for granted
And I risk being destroyed
I’m just a boy . . .
(for now)
Comments
Playing with the idea ...
...of what it is, what it feels like to be a girl. I guess that is a large part of why we are here.
I'm sure that sounds odd -even dangerous or plain perverse- to many, many people; but maybe they are stronger or more self-sufficient than I am OR perhaps they are willing to settle for less.
I've always felt that co-mingling with both male and female teachers as well as my wonderful(!?!) high school students of both persuasions taught me much and helped me mostly maintain an even keel over long and eventful years.
Not nearly everyone has such an insightful and productive opportunity. And now I'm fortunate enough to have had access to our transgender story sites in my decade and more of retirement. (Let us sincerely hope we can avoid or paper over the nastier pitfalls of the current controversy. People like you and me need these emotional outlets!)
I Know
Been there; done that. Thank you for a nice heart-felt poem.
Hilltopper
I have had the help of many
of my girlfriends to know what being a girl is all about. And even though there are physical things I will never be able to do as a girl, because of this damnable male body, I still was shown the female ways. I did hang with the girl, and went to sleepovers, and parties, and swimming, and shopping. Giggling and making fun of the boys was the highlight of my girlhood, and they treated me as one of the girls. In the first 10 years of my life I became the girl I should have been born as, and even tho it wasn't physically female yet, I was living as I should have been.
This is a good piece too because it says this is who I am but I have towait for as bit until I get rid of this stupid male body.
Let me just say this though. It doesn't matter what our bodies are like. Some may never be able to have their surgeries because of finances or some other reason. But, we can live as who we are, regardless of body type and all that takes is attitude, discipline, and courage.
Thank you for sharing.
"With confidence and forbearance, we will have the strength to move forward."
Love & hugs,
Barbara
"If I have to be this girl in me, Then I have the right to be."
"With confidence and forbearance, we will have the strength to move forward."
Love & hugs,
Barbara
"If I have to be this girl in me, Then I have the right to be."
how few worrds...
...can convey the ultimate sense of being... being a girl. I just love the idea.
Love Ginger xx
found this amazing cover of this song
by Reba McEntire. Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjWCZB08UW0&feature=share