neither
i want girls to see me as another girl
i want guys to see me as another guy
but i am neither.
i am like my lesbian friends
i am like my gay friends
but i am neither.
this binary was not built
for people who look like me
i can't help but think i am incompatible—
or maybe just bisexual.
i read about tribal genders:
carnivore, cannibal. head hunter, dog eater.
i feel the thrill of belonging—
i am ancient, americans say
i am american, ancestors say
but i am neither.