“slowly becoming” print

at this point in my life

i realize why i hate a body like mine

i do not completely hate every inch of it,

just my arms,

my hands,

my waist,

my chest,

my figure…

i believe that i was born into the wrong body

and now all i can do is

find any way to do something about it.

at this point in my life

i have been so distracted with other things

and now that i am alone

i see everything that should not be there

every day i walk on the street, i hear:

“girl!”

“young lady!”

i don’t know why,

but these words make me feel so small.

every day i shrink

and each day that i shrink

i conform to these words

sometimes i feel that i should be a girl again

for a passerby’s comfort

and i know the way i dress,

present,

and talk

is that of a “girl”

but i know that is not my truth.

i know that my body is just a canvas,

i can mold it to a design,

the way i want it to be.

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%