When I was born, so was a ghost.
When anyone would look at me,
It was the ghost they’d really see.

I was a child, and couldn’t tell.
I thought I was that ghost as well.
But, slowly, truth would start to show.
And when at last I let them know…

…They turned their heads and sought the ghost.
The ghost was all they wished to see.
The ghost was who they loved the most.
The ghost of who they thought me to be.

It’s been so long, and still they yearn
What’s only lived inside their minds.
I wonder if they’ll ever learn
That while they seek what none can find,
And fail to let me into their hearts,
We both end hurt, and drift apart.

– Lady Scarecrow

  • Lupec
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    62 months ago

    That’s beautiful, thanks for sharing! Hits particularly hard since I came out to my family very recently and whatnot and that’s been the gist of it as well 😅

    Also, I was tempted to come up with a trans affirming Ghostbusters joke but it’s too much for my smooth brain tbh

    • lady_scarecrow (she/her)OP
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      2 months ago

      Thank you! This is one of the many poems I’ve written throughout my transition, I knew others would relate. Most poems will go to Transfem instead, like the one I posted the other day, but this one didn’t have anything gender-specific so I figured I could post it here.

  • oNeviaM
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    42 months ago

    Damn. This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing! 🥰