Harpman

I don't know why
I'm a trans woman

I Who Have
Never Known
Men

  a prisoner
    in my body

  transitioning allows me sunlight
    and like in the book
      my prison
      follows me

  answers aren't real
    knowledge reveals
      more questions
      so I keep seeking

  I too am guarded
    without understanding

  the time I spend
    with my three-year-old
      is supervised

  strangers with pen and paper
    noting what I do
      and say

  I've been guarded
    for over a year

  there is normality
    in peeing
      under watchful eyes

I Who Have
Never Known
Men