For a Trans* Remembrance Month Video

The Reasons Why

There are so many reasons why

Too many reasons why

To put into words

But constantly you are asking me

Why

I can give you a list

I could go on for hours

Not sure it would be enough

To truly explain

Why

But what I do know

Is that when you smile

When you laugh

Even when you cry

I find the reasons

Why

The truth you see

Is quite simple

It is you, all of you

The good, the bad

All the reasons why

I love you

I Remember

The soft voice of a little child

Speaking beyond their years

Sharing worlds of wisdom

Knowing more than most ever do

That's what I remember

The heartfelt giggle of one in pain

Such an innocent humor

With a hint of morbidity

From a life too short

That's what I remember

The presence of deep care

For anyone and anything

Always paying it forward

With faith, facing it all

That's what I remember

I remember  

Traitor in the Mix

There is a traitor in the mix

And your love is far from worth

The loss of their love

Creeping around corners

Doing unspeakable things

When no one can see

There is a traitor in the mix

And your love is far from worth

The loss of their trust

Working hard to deceive

Leaving things unspoken

To questions unasked

There is a traitor in the mix

And your love is far from worth

The gain of their disappointment

Leaving all to deception

Hoping nobody will see

The truth beneath

There is a traitor in the mix

And the traitor is me

Trials and Tribulations

Trials and tribulations

You say you will

You say you won't

You say you do

You shout you don't

Your prospective

My prospective

The outside world's prospective

Like global warming

On you and I

Me and you

Trials and tribulations

The memories that burn

The memories that fuel

With pain and anger

With love and faith

What we hold dear

What we breath in

What we try to forget

What we wish to leave

Like rainbows and Butterflies

Or fire and brimstone

Trials and tribulations