Draven Bennington has penned an emotional poem bidding goodbye to former self.Sharing it on his Instagram account as a part of Trans Awareness Week, which runs until November 19, 2025, she started her poem with “Dear Boy” and wrote,“I still see those eyes staring back at me every time I look in the mirror, a bitter-sweet reminder that you were a part of me. Without you, I would never be where I am today. When I was with you, it brought nothing but confusion and pain. I fantasise if things were changed, if my body actually felt attached to my brain. ‘Only if I was cis’, I say.” View this post on Instagram Instagram PostDraven Bennington is the 23-year-old son of the late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington. The late music artist shared him with his second wife, Samantha Bennington. He came as transgender on Valentine's Day.Continue reading for more details.Trans singer Draven Bennington shares emotional poem embracing new selfDraven Bennington shared an emotional poem dedicated to his older self on Instagram. The poem reflects the inner struggles and pain experienced when living as a gender that did not match his true identity.He addresses his younger version with a bittersweet farewell. He expressed how the confusion and pain had gradually faded as he embraced his true self. He wrote:“And another question rises my way. Will I remain the same with a new body, mind and face? Had the pain shaped me in a beautiful way? And if I was cis, would I be who I am today? One day will those eyes go away? And if they do, will I remember their gaze?”He bid goodbye to his older self, promising that he would always be a part of his dreams. Draven Bennington decided to come out as transgender on Valentine’s Day this year because she believed it was the perfect time to show love to oneself. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostSharing the news on her Instagram account, she wrote that after a long time being someone she wasn’t on the inside, she decided to embrace her true self by coming out as transgender and started hormone replacement therapy in 2024. Calling it the “best decision” she has ever made in her life, she shared how her family and friends have been supportive throughout this journey.Draven Bennington’s mom, Samantha, commented on the post, writing that she is proud of her. She added that she loves her with all of her heart and soul and that she is her “favorite human on the planet.”Chester Bennington and Samantha were married from 1996 to 2005, three years after they welcomed their son, Draven.Draven Bennington is also an artist, musician, and TV personality. She appeared in the series Family Legacy that depicted life with her famous father. She uses she/her pronouns and identifies somewhere on the bi/pansexual spectrum.He is one of the six children of his late father, Chester Bennington, who was the lead singer of Linkin Park. He is the only child of Chester with his first wife, Samantha Marie Olit. He has two older half-brothers, Jamie (28) and Isaiah (27), from his previous relationship with Elka Brand.From Chester’s second marriage to Talinda Bennington, Draven has three younger half-siblings: brother Tyler (18) and twin sisters Lily and Lila (13). She previously shared that she has a close bond with his younger siblings since they are closer in age.