XX?

I’m not much of a woman
Maybe I’m half of one
My body has the shape
We’ve largely agreed to call female
My chromosomes are oblique crosses
I’m seeing double

Am I missing half of my mind?

I play life defensively
Guarding what I must within reason
I take inside when I choose to
I bleed
But it feels like I missed something
When they were handing out
Club membership cards

Where’s the rest of me?

I check the F box on forms
With confidence
But at the same time
I feel like I’m sitting outside of it
Looking in

November 26, 2024