No less a MAN

The hardest thing is when someone tells you it isn't right,
"You are a beautiful young woman."
Is it so hard...
The hardest thing is thinking it wasn't a choice,
No one would choose to go through this strife,
No one would choose to alter their bodies if they didn't feel the need,
No one would choose to have to explain to their families that their lives were lies,
The hardest thing is when you are confident in yourself,
You know who you are and who you want to become,
Claims that it is just because it is popular,
How is being in pain popular?
How is having to cry at night realizing how hard things will become for you popular?
Am I no less a man just because I was so called blessed with XX?
Am I no less a man just because I may have different equipment than the rest?
I would think not.
I am no less of a man because I am confident in who I am,
I am no less of a man because I know who I was meant to be,
When you learn the words for this it is like a missing piece is filled,
When you realize you can match your insides with your outsides it is relief,
And when someone who knows you refuses to respect your chosen name you realize,
It won't be beautiful at times,
Tears will be shed,
But wouldn't it be worth it if it really got you to be who you wanted to be?
The older generations don't understand alot of this,
But the world needs to evolve with our thoughts.
There is strife everywhere and we all want to work to eliviate it but why can't we work on fixing our own?
I was told recently by someone I care about that he doesn't see the need to become the other gender because you have similar traits to them.
The mistake with the statement is that it isn't the other gender you are going to become,
You are only returning to where you should have been the entire time.
This is restating everything many have said but sometimes you need to write it yourself to express frustration.
When I asked my parents for a male name they gave me one and they named me just the same.
They gave me the name I should have had the whole time.
So please try to understand.
Please reach out and offer me your hand,
I need your support so when a problem arrises don't walk away,
Don't think I'm rash because I'm young,
Trust,
Trust that I know who I am,
Trust that I am no less a MAN