Mx Verda<p>Here's the abridged version, mostly the end. I feel like these stanzas are more widely applicable to most people or situations. Probably more accessible. too. (A little reworked to make it flow a bit better for most readers.)</p><p>"Whom you want to be - Lyrics or poem </p><p>All I want from you: <br>Be more of yourself and choose<br>whom you want to be. </p><p>No one else will feel your feelings. <br>No one else can cry your tears. <br>No one else may think your viewpoints. <br>No one else should stoke your fears. </p><p>Trans people exist? <br>Hello, I'm one! <br>Nonbinary just means "person".<br>What a kind idea we've won. </p><p>Is it nice to meet you? <br>I'm not really sure. <br>Had you considered being trans, too? <br>Did I ever know you, anymore? </p><p>To be real is not to repeat <br>the last thing you just read. <br>To be "biased" means <br>you've an opinion in your head. </p><p>I can no longer make myself care.<br>Maybe if you loved yourself more,<br>while you will not see me there, <br>you'd have more chance to tone down the scorn. </p><p>Do I deserve to have kids? <br>What if I turn into you? <br>Oh, dear god(s), no! I can't risk that. <br>The core idea rips me in two. </p><p>I love them too much in advance <br>to avoid asking of ourselves: <br>"May we bring into existence <br>people whose time may never tell?" </p><p>How do I avoid that? <br>I'm terrified to be you. <br>A child is not a cat, <br>but fully-formed human, new. </p><p>All I want from you: <br>Be more of yourself and choose<br>whom you want to be.</p><p>Ban fossil lobbying; and act! <br>Long-term, more extreme weather? <br>Climate change patterns collapse.<br>We've plenty solutions clever. </p><p>Problems from hierarchy <br>ingress beneath our skin. <br>Set aside your worries; <br>Become your strength within. </p><p>You cannot redo high school. <br>Become yourself, a real adult. <br>What can you do; who are you? <br>Feel emotions, not just sulk. </p><p>HRT may have advantages <br>for who you want to be. <br>Think past the many challenges. <br>Imagine yourself free. " </p><p><a href="https://meow.social/@oddtail/113924688366357500" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">meow.social/@oddtail/113924688</span><span class="invisible">366357500</span></a> <br>(but also that <br>Lily Alexandre video about DIY HRT <br>you can find on youtube, nebula, and archival places for as long as possibly, hopefully.)</p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/OortArtCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OortArtCloud</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/lyrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lyrics</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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