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Creative Writing

Poem: Pride 2019- An Ode to Stonewall Riots

By Dee

June 27, 2019

It starts…

The stillness withinThe indignation withoutAn initiation of movementThe murmur of thought

Building like lightningAcross the mindAbove the embers of the heartA desire, a want, a spark

Bursting into phoenix fireBolstered by love and diversity A tapestry of hands and heartsTouching, believing, hoping

Rising to be noticedAt last to be seenRespected acceptedWe exist, we strive, we yearn.

Standing on many shouldersRemembering what has gone beforeStill much higher to climbDreaming of what is to come

But in this moment this breathReveling in the spread of colorOur symphony our spectrumOur community our pride…

Never ends.