Decoding A Mystery

As

I continue

On my journey

Towards womanhood.

Realize

I do not know

What it really means

To be a woman.

Mean

Beyond the standard

Curves breasts

And facial features

That everyone focus

Upon.

Which

Seems to be

Part of the universal

Definition

Of what a woman is.

Although

Born a male

People tell me

My behaviour

And reactions are

That of a woman.

Is this

A learned behaviour

Or innately

A part of my soul

From birth?

Which

Society has trouble

Accepting

Given my birth gender.

Where

Subtle differences are

More pronounced

And noticeable

By the experienced

Eye.

Author's Note

Originally written June 18, 2012.