“ do you have a boyfriend? “

 

he asked

& i said

“no, but i’m talking to a girl”

 

then he told me

a guy broke my heart

but a woman can’t give me

*he clapped his hands together*

what a man can

 

& i wish i had said

 

” no, but she can give me

a tenderness

a softness

most men aren’t willing to

 

she can give me

an understanding

of my struggles

as a woman

because she lives them too

 

& she can give me

a friendship

like the ones little girls have

bundled under blankets

in twin beds

 

she can give me

shopping trips

fashion tips

matching outfits

without shame of bruised masculinity

 

& she can give me

a touch

that only someone with a body

like mine

can know how to

 

anything else

i can buy

in any shape

color

& size

i like “