The Stonewall Riots sparked the LGBTQ rights movement 50 years ago. This poem attempts to capture that momentous event up to now, Pride Month 2019. It's dedicated to every person who has helped the cause along the way and to each ambassador of Stonewall for all they represent to our community. Happy Pride!!!
It starts...
The stillness within
The stillness within
The indignation without
An initiation of movement
The murmur of thought
Building like lightning
Across the mind
Above the embers of the heart
A desire a want a spark
Bursting into phoenix fire
Bolstered by love and diversity
A tapestry of hands and hearts
Touching believing hoping
Rising to be noticed
At last to be seen
Respected accepted
We exist we strive we yearn.
Standing on many shoulders
Remembering what has gone before
Still much higher to climb
Dreaming of what is to come
But in this moment this breath
Reveling in the spread of color
Our symphony our spectrum
Our community our pride...
Never ends.
Never ends.
