Justin's Poem

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It started off as a normal day. I was just another teenage boy named Justin. Obviously hygiene was not an issue to Justin, but it is for me, so I started my day off with a shower. I could tell it was not going to be a good day and I just hoped to get through it and be in a better person's body tomorrow. I still did not know if I liked being a girl or boy better. All I knew was right now I do not want to be Justin.
The best part about Justin was that he had an amazing girlfriend. She asked me to go to lunch, and although I knew Justin would usually say "no", I could not stop myself from saying "yes". I did not know what I was doing. I was excited. Justin does not get excited, so I quickly hid my enthusiasm and I asked myself why Justin

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