Belonging

I put on my wig,

My dress, my heels

Standing behind the curtain,

A small smile crept onto my lips.

I think about that time.

I used to belong nowhere,

The lights blinded my eyes.

The brighter it gets,

The louder the applause

I’m reminded of what I’ve found.

I don’t see myself as

The woman they do,

It doesn’t define me inside.

There in a tiny corner was,

Hiding a part of me.

Once the light switches off,

My reflection says I’m home.

My outfit yet stagnant,

That hidden me,

Peeping out from inside.

My femineity beneath,

my space, in isolation

With one lonely glance,

Becoming something more

The next day, I’m smiling wider.