Cheylenn Woodley Poet Free verse

They, Them, Theirs

I'm not a girl,
I never played with barbie dolls,
went head over heels for boys.
I never went to houses for sleepovers, 
started rumors, gossiped. 
No, none of that.
I never bullied people,
got into fights,
cared about my hair.
I'm not a girl at all.

I'm not a boy,
even though I play in mud,
wrestle with my friends.
I never played Fortnite for fun,
say idiotic things to the girls,
cuss at my teachers.
No, none of that.
I never wore the same clothes twice,
cared about what cologne I used,
played with bugs.
I'm not a boy at all. 

I'm non-Bianary,
I play in mud,
watch anime,
low blow my friends,
dated girls,
wrote in a diary.
Yes, I have done all of this.
I wear lip gloss,
never lipstick,
didn't care about pimples.
I'm my own kind.
They/Them.

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Brenden Clever November 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM You portray how you feel so well.. I wrote a poem similar to this for one of my friends who has had similar feeling if you wanna check it out! its titled "Not My Skin" Cheylenn Woodley December 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM Thanks, Brenden. I have a lot of issues in school where people since I technically have no gender, refer to me as "It" so I want to make it clear that I am someone, not something. Also, I checked out your poem. It actually made me cry, thank you for referring it to me.