Transgender Day of Remembrance has occurred on November 20 each year in the United States since 1999. All this quiet far-reaching through the galaxy above us on the edge of Heaven, over the noise of counting the night’s soft curves, legs, arms and hands. You come to me and hold my hand and we walk along the river’s edge. You speak to me of the world’s formation and explosion and radiance over the noise of counting the night’s soft curves, legs, arms and hands. You look to me for answers to a riddle, “What the hell is going on here, all this quiet far-reaching through the galaxy above you on the edge of Heaven over the noise of counting the night’s soft curves, legs, arms and hands?” I look at you uncomfortably, “I do not know... I do not know who you are.” You stop walking and let go my hand. I can hear you quietly weeping. “Is this a dream?” I ask. "All this quiet far-reaching through the galaxy above us on the edge of Heaven?” “No.” , you whisper. "I a
(The Weaver's Song)