The way I see it
Life has many pages
Many verses
Many words
Many beginnings and ends
And too many characters to count

I am a character in this chapter
My life started in chapter 2007
But I’m not the only character in this chapter
So why
Why am I a character
Why am I in this story

Am I just here to be a background character
Say a few lines then never seen again
Or will I ever get my chance to speak
Maybe I’ll write verses for everyone’s story but my own

But what if…

I’m the main character
I’m the protagonist
I’m the author

I add more pages when I request
I write an ending of my accord
What others want might be addressed
But in the end, I use what's stored
In my brain

Maybe it's not meant to be…
What if what I’m writing doesn’t align with the original story?
What if what I write doesn’t make sense?
A black, trans masc., pansexual protagonist
Does that sound right to you?