I got you a gift she's a soft and snugly mouse Your favorite Yeah, I still remember We haven't changed that much

Today was confusing You found a kind of toy you liked but you aren't allowed to have it all because other people would laugh at you That's not okay

I can't get one like it but I did bring you her someone to cuddle with at night and you can carry her around and take care of her just like that doll you wanted

I hope you carry her around without fear I hope you carry yourself without fear I hope you can hold her and not be afraid to be who you are

It's okay to be who you are to be what you are Cos in the whole world There is only one of you

That's why you are the real gift

#Poetry #Trans #Childhood

I'm scared Everything keeps falling apart Foundations upon which I once stood are crumbling down and I can't stop it but I can still keep smiling

They can take away my rights They can beat me down They can outlaw my people They can take and take and take But the one thing they can't take is the smile on my face

I can find a reason to smile Even when I'm crying Even when I'm scared I won't let them take my light away My beautiful rainbow light that I spread through my smile

My light has so much in it pain and sorrow love and joy spite and kindness everything that makes me me and I can show it all through a smile

They will never take it away No one will ever take it away not my name not my identity not my light not my smile

They're mine and they always will be

#Poetry #Trans #Hope

I thought I left I remember packing up saying see you later and driving away

So why am I still there?

I still feel pushed away and alone I'm certain no one wants me around but I'm not there anymore where I always felt those feelings

So why am I still there?

I open a door hear voices laughing and I'm back there again with this pit in my stomach

Why am I still here?

You hurt people I love You forgot and ignored me That's why I left Why am I still here?

Why can't I leave?

#Poetry #Trauma #BreakUp

This world doesn't want people like me

People who were born different People who were raised differently People who look and think differently

People like me People like you People like us

They try to beat us into place Convince us that no one wants us Erase us from the narrative Hope that everyone forgets about us Then leave us to deal with the trauma All on our own

But we are not alone We are not wrong Every single person in this world is different in a million different ways Who are they to say that their ways are right and ours are wrong?

We are different We are unique We cannot be silenced We cannot be erased

Because this is our world

and we will not be forgotten

#Poetry #Autism #BeingDifferent #Trans #YouAreNotAlone #Resilience

Even on the bad days when I'm struggling to go on I can still try my best to keep carrying on

It's tough to push through it to reach for my dreams but I can still keep going what else is there to do?

Sure, I might fail I might end up going backwards but other days, if I'm lucky I'll find just the right words

I can make a difference I can keep moving on Above all else I can still try

#Poetry #TouchTheClouds #Resilience #Hope

My demons are many

Anxiety Depression Dysphoria

But the biggest one of all the one that haunts my every moment

Trauma

Every cut Every bruise Every slammed door Every hateful scream Every venomous jab

I remember them all

Trauma won't let me forget

But I need to move on Keep moving forward I know it will heal with time The nightmares aren't real It's gonna be okay

Just keep moving forward One day at a time

#Poetry #TouchTheClouds #Hope #Demons

At first, I didn't see them I didn't even know they were there then they flickered to life for a second bright and beautiful

just like me

They flickered and faded again and again I could only see them at special moments but as fleeting as they were I knew they belonged

Just like me

One day, I went to sleep closed my eyes and when I opened them there were my wings clear as a sunny, blue sky

Just Like me

Now my wings are always there fluttering and colorful full of light and beauty just like a butterfly

Just Like Me

#Poetry #Trans #Joy

It's hard to accept that the body I want is still a long way off That my transformation is far from complete

Every day, I struggle feeling disgusted as though my body is covered in a foul smelling slime that I can never wash away

But I carry on finding joy in every new day always looking to a future when I don't fees this way anymore when I finally feel like me

One day I will have a body in which I'm comfortable

One day I will smile at my reflection

One day I won't shudder when I think of myself

One day

One day

#Poetry #TouchTheClouds #Trans #Hope #Dreams

The world is out of control What do we do? Trapped inside this raging tornado We hold on tightly to each other

We're all here together trying to ride out the storm I don't know where we'll end up but at least we won't be alone

The deafening winds try to rip us apart It's exhausting to keep fighting it But together, we share in each other's strength Together, we are mightier than the storm

Day after day, please keep remembering We can get through this together Just hold on tight I'm here for you

#Poetry #Unity #Friendship

This world pushes work onto us telling us to forget our dreams our passions and toil away to make money

Our loves get lost in the shuffle maybe it's art or movies songs poetry travel surfing dance

Whatever you love go out and do it don't let this world take that away from you

Our love drives us without it this world would be terrible dark, lifeless

Empty

So remember love is life

Go out

Go love

Go live

#Poetry #TouchTheClouds #Love #Life #Dreams