«is my body my own…» — Summary

is my body my own or is it controlled by someone and im in the passenger seat cause why was i made like this a girl with boobs not a boy with a flat chest i envy them, all of them

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Elijah's poem is a short, raw burst of questions about the speaker's own body. It opens with a feeling of distance: "is my body my own / or is it controlled by someone." The image of being "in the passenger seat" captures that well. The speaker is present but not steering, watching a body move through the world without feeling in charge of it.

The speaker then gets more direct. They ask why they were "made like this," and set "a girl with boobs" against "a boy with a flat chest." The wording suggests discomfort with a body that doesn't match how the speaker wants to be seen or to feel. The last lines, "i envy them, / all of them," are quiet but heavy. The envy isn't aimed at one person but at every boy, which makes the longing feel constant.

The mood is confused, sad, and vulnerable. The lowercase, unpunctuated style makes it feel like a private thought, written down just as it came.

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