Elementary School

I know what my daddy thinks

about dykes.

They're batshit crazy.

They're just too ugly to get a man.

They've been abused by a man, so choose to date girls.

They're man-haters.

They're mentally ill.

Because they're batshit crazy.

I don't really understand

what he means

by dyke.

But I heard a girl in the grade above me

says she likes girls

how we're supposed to feel about boys.

My daddy tries to make sure

I don't turn out a lesbian.

I'm only nine, and I

just don't understand how

two girls could like each other.

It sounds too weird. I think my daddy is right.