I'm not trans but I wanted to make a poem for those who are. I'll never experience what you guys have felt, all you've been through, good and bad. But I hope this makes you feel a little seen. (I made two because I wasn't that happy with the first)
PO1
The girl down the street wears makeup.
The man behind the bar serves.
The kid at school gets to learn and teach.
The senior at the home gets to play chess.
But what if the girl doesn't wanna wear makeup?
What if the man wants to drink and serve?
What if the kid at school doesn't wanna teach or learn?
What if the senior at the home wants to play checkers not chess?
Will you still visit 'her' house?
Will you still go to the bar?
Will you still drive past the school?
Will you still sing songs daily at the home?
Doesn't matter.
'She'll' still stop wearing makeup.
'He'll' still drink and serve.
The 'kid' still won't teach or learn.
The 'senior' still will play checkers.
PO2
You never found it fair.
How cartoon characters could shapeshift,
cut or grow their hair.
You never found it fair.
How lizards at the store could camouflage,
blend in or stand out.
You never found it fair.
How the demon in your nightmare could change form,
physical or even partially visible.
You never found it fair,
How you couldn't shapeshift.
How you couldn't camoflauge.
How you couldn't change form.
But you wanted it to be fair.
Maybe you did wanna cut or grow your hair.
Maybe you wanted to stand out,
Or maybe you'd rather be partially visible,
Even if anime characters said cartoon characters can't have powers,
if birds said lizards cant camouflage,
if the angels from above said the demons couldn't change form,
they did it anyway.
they didn't let their happiness decay,
didn't let shitty people get in their way.
you can do it anyway.
don't let your happiness decay,
don't let shitty people get in your way.
you are valid.