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By Daphne Xu
Roy: Roy me call; call me Roy.
Girl: He bugs me so, this Call-Me-Roy.
Roy: Would you like to be a boy?
Girl: I would not like to be a boy.
I would not like it, Call-Me-Roy.
I do not want to, Roy-Me-Call.
I would not be a boy at all.
Roy: Would you be one here or there?
Girl: I would not be one here or there.
I would not be one anywhere.
I would not like to be a boy.
I would not like it, Call-Me-Roy.
Roy: Would you be a boy at school?
Would you be one in the pool?
Girl: I would not be a boy at school.
I would not be one in the pool.
I would not be one here or there.
I would not be one anywhere.
I would not like to be a boy.
I would not like it, Call-Me-Roy.
Roy: Would you be one in a car?
Would you be one at a bar?
Girl: Not in a car, not at a bar.
Not in the pool, not at a school.
I would not be one here or there.
I would not be one anywhere.
I would not like to be a boy.
I would not like it, Call-Me-Roy.
Roy: Would you be one at a dance?
Would you be one wearing pants?
Girl: Not at a dance, not wearing pants.
Not in a car, not at a bar.
Not in the pool, not at a school.
I would not be one here or there.
I would not be one anywhere.
I would not like to be a boy.
I would not like it, Call-Me-Roy.
Roy: Would you, could you, when you pee?
It's so delightful, you will see!
Girl: I would not, could not, when I pee.
Not a boy, now let me be!
I would not be a boy at dance.
I would not be a boy in pants.
I would not be one in a car.
I would not be one at a bar.
I would not be a boy at school.
I would not be one in the pool.
I would not be one here or there.
I would not be one here or there.
I would not be one anywhere.
I would not like to be a boy.
I would not like it, Call-Me-Roy.
Roy: Would you be one on a train?
Would you be one in the rain?
Would you, could you, at a park?
Would you, could you, as a lark?
Would you, could you, in the dark?
(Growling dog appears in a puff of smoke.)
Would you, if this dog should bark?
(Dog jumps at her and barks. Girl jumps back)
Girl: (Shivers and shudders.)
J-j-just this once, I'll be a boy.
But just this once, now Call-Me-Roy!
(A puff of orange smoke.)
Boy: Say! I like it as a boy!
I would be a boy as a lark!
I would be a boy at a park!
In pants in a car, at a dance at a bar.
On a train in the rain.
At school in the pool.
I would be one here or there.
I'd be a boy, like, everywhere!
I do so like it as a boy.
Thank you, thank you, Call-Me-Roy.
(But Call-Me-Roy had vanished, along with his dog.)
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sad ending
No dog will scare me into being a boy
I'll give the dog girl germs, call-me-Roy
I think
It's about a Trans boy, so it wouldn't apply to you anyway so don't worry okay? Like clearly he was like mega in the closet. But Call-Me-Roy helped him out of it. I think it's cute.
If this mischievous spirit came to you, she'd be all "Call me Dot"
I know who I am, I am me, and I like me ^^
Transgender, Gamer, Little, Princess, Therian and proud :D
I would never...
I would never be a bot.
I would not, Ms. Call-Me-Dot.
-- Daphne Xu
Oh call-me-Roy
Oh Call-Me-Roy, I must confess,
A puppy's bark won't mess my dress,
In all the years I've been around,
Not one dog has put me down,
In fact the beasties love me so,
That to my hand their bellies show.
So if you think a boy I'll be,
Best think again, 'cause then you'll see,
despite the efforts of your ploy,
I'd rather be a girl than boy.
This is
This is pretty cute. A nice little poem in the closet trans boys can relate to I thinkn. I'm not a trans boy, but a Trans woman but if I were to reverse it I could see it working out.
I know who I am, I am me, and I like me ^^
Transgender, Gamer, Little, Princess, Therian and proud :D
You should be proud
for this clever post
It's fine indeed
worthy of a boast
(ps) I wish that dog
would bark at ME
and maybe make
me a girl at Seventy?
nicely written
nicely done
you ended my day
with some welcome fun!
Love, Andrea Lena
Nice Rhyming!
Thank you, and glad you liked it.
-- Daphne Xu