Shedding A Tear

It is

With a very sad heart

I am writing

These words out

About my mom.

Although

It pains me

To have speak

These word

Out loud.

Regarding

Her total acceptance of me

As her daughter

Rather

The lack of.

For

She will always

View me

As her eldest son

No matter

How feminine

My body or manners

Become.

Damn it

It would hurt less

If she had outright

Rejected me

As her daughter

Instead of

This middle ground.

Know

I cannot talk

To her

About this

Without her

Getting defensive

Making matters

Worse between us.

Why

Do I have

To have her approval

On this?

When

I know

This will not

Change my mind

To stop transitioning

Into my true form.

Author's Note

Originally written June 20, 2012.