Outside the Fold

By Laura Dee Battle December 18, 2014 On days like these I cannot breathe Can't find a release Can't you see what I perceive? Don't need to give a reason why Don't need to justify my lies If you mistake me for a guy Just squeeze my throat until I die Why can't you throw it away? I'm not the same as yesterday A slave today the words I say Reminding me, the price I pay So swallow me my fallen pride Fleeting as the changing tides Don't need a dress to be the bride Won't be a Barbie for this ride Is that the price to pay for this? Misgendered till my dying day Your ignorance is not my bliss I live inside these thoughts today Maybe it's greed or loneliness That makes this hurt more than it should It won't be cured just by a kiss Still, echoes sting more than you could I live outside the world you know I'll never shine; I'll never blend Still I won't fill the status quo But neither will my fallen friends