Bingo fill: Crossdressing

[fuzzyred]

A quatern for the "crossdressing" square on my Mixed bingo card for the Valentine's fest.

"Expressing Yourself"
-a quatern

Find clothes to fit mind and body:
hard to do when outside the norms.
Clothes pinch here, sag there, not quite right,
still waiting to find the right fit.

Dresses and skirts hold no appeal.
Find clothes to fit mind and body;
A quest that is yet ongoing
to find that first perfect item.

Ample curves and a short stature
cause a challenging prospect to
find clothes that fit mind and body;
slacks and buttons downs are rare gems.

Mens' ensembles ill-suit this form
while womens' make the soul itchy
but the hope is still alive to
find clothes that fit mind and body.

Comments

[technoshaman]

We've gotten reasonably comfortable in our own skin, and found clothes to match it - mostly soft cotton tees and nearly as soft dockers custom-hemmed to fit our stubby pins... _and_ there's something about that that touches deeply... I don't know why, but it does. Thank you.

[kellan_the_tabby]

*big hearts*

My take on the matter

[ng_moonmoth]

We seem to be looking at the same issue of being stereotyped by our body and presentation, from different angles. I appreciated your take. I got a lot more comfortable once I found a way to reframe the issue that worked for me. In the same format:

I am neither man nor woman,
Yet every item of clothing
Is marked for one or the other.
So when am I not crossdressing?

Stores sort their clothing by gender.
I am neither man nor woman.
Where is my clothing department?
I search, but I cannot find it.

Calling clothes "men's" or "women's" is
Just other people's opinions.
I am neither man nor woman;
The whole store is my department.

I choose the clothing that suits me.
I mark those clothes for my gender.
I am no longer crossdressing.
I am neither man nor woman.