Genie

At age ten I began to hate my body As blood flowed from my flower Onto basketball shorts I was paralyzed with fear My tall trans now sister More feminine than I at the time Taught me how a pad works Holding it under the faucet While it swelled with water My body Scarred and scabbed Has betrayed me How could I climb trees Running screaming wildly With this bulk Taped to my underwear Little did I know Breast would come Followed by hair Everywhere My body Hips sprouted overnight Boys No longer wanted to smear mud Under our eyes And fight like lost boys They now gawked at my overfilled breast And my awkward stance How could my body become so foreign Why had she deceived me Maybe I would've found comfort knowing She wouldn't abandon me Through this transformation Together We would conquer more than this period Sexism Racism Homophobia Sexual assault Abusive relationships Through it all Like an architect Construction her resilience She protected the soul that we share I love her