I cannot imagine the struggle
Trapped inside my own body
Which does not represent my true gender
Reminded
Every time I pass by a mirror
Every month when red spills from between my legs
Rejected
By the outside world
For something beyond my control
But Darling,
You are more of a man
Than any born male that I have ever known
This struggle
While it has weakened you
With a battle you did not ask for
It has strengthened you
With the fire of a thousand suns
My Sunflower,
You are the strongest man I know
Alexa Holl is a 21 years old and a senior at Michigan State University.