I lament that I cannot walk the streets alone at night
when the sky is clear and the moon bright and the crispness of autumn and winter afterward suspended in the air
I wanted my time to waste my youth
and flout my beauty
and take my health for granted
But it looks like that time is gone now
They said if I only worked hard enough
and was noble & generous
but had also saved enough to be stable and responsible
and additionally was patient and waited my turn in line
that I would be served
I would get my chance
I don’t know if I’ll be served, anymore.
I’ve always had a fascination with the 80s–
A time of prosperity and flourishing and all around boom
For the first time in my life, I find myself wondering if I will ever experience such a thing
And I want it desperately for the people I love
Oh, I want to see my friends thrive
I want us all to love without legal inhibitors or heated prejudices
I want the lives we desire to be possible and attainable
I want us all to live without fear
I want so badly to do the reaching across the aisle we’ve always talked about
But how how how can that happen when such intolerance burns in people’s hearts?
It is no longer an if
It is a reality
And our purpose within that reality isn’t easy
We must learn again, as many have done before us, to live radically
To approach the way we treat ourselves & others with passion
To run after equality with arms outstretched
To tackle it to the ground and embrace it tightly
To say “you’re safe here” and “we’ve been waiting for you for a long time”
“Please stay”
Please stay
Despite the discomfort and confusion and fear
Remember your power, and the power of community
All is not lost, for we have each other
Let us be the light that guides us to being more whole
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