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Non-Binary

Not Conforming to the Binary

By CJ VondalPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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I do not own the photo, but I thought it would fit

Zero, One, Zero, One, Zero, One, Zero

Seems to repeat over and over in my head

My heart pounding like a drum during a war

Ba-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum.

My eyes searching in the mirror for something,

Something that will appear non-binary

My short hair touches my neck slightly.

My clothing hanging loosely on my frame

Judgement in their eyes as they stare.

Alarms ringing in their head as they glare.

My classmates gawking at my appearance.

Appearing neither male nor female

The girls act like I am a disease in their midst,

The boys call me names behind my back.

The teachers just smile and avoid my name.

My friends are gone, and there is no one else.

Living in a binary world is tough,

Although the pain, I had enough,

A non-binary will never survive.

In a world made for only Binaries.

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About the Creator

CJ Vondal

Howdy! I'm CJ and I'm a transgender who lives in North Dakota. I enjoy writing about a lot of things such as LGBT community and anime.

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