Glow

By the glow of the Christmas tree I smile, looking forward to a lovely holiday

By the glow of the Christmas tree I stare, wondering how things change so fast

By the glow of the Christmas tree I cry, as I worry about the future

By the glow of the Christmas tree I mourn, the lost of innocence in our youth

By the glow of the Christmas tree I sing, it always brings me back to my parents home

By the glow of the Christmas tree I rejoice, the return of my family unit at this magical time

By the glow of the Christmas tree I remember, my friends those who have always been and continue to be my people

By the glow of the Christmas tree I grieve, for those lost too soon and those who are suffering

By the glow of the Christmas tree I hope, for peace and joy for us all in the coming new year

Stay safe everyone

A moment

There was a moment

Within the flashing lights, the twinkling disco ball, and the strobe

Amidst the 80s pop, the Cindy Lauper, and the synthesizer

Surrounded by women we didn’t quite know, all dressed in 80s glamour, especially on our faces

There was a moment

When we all felt free

When the DJ played ‘Girls just wanna have fun’

We danced like no one was watching

After a minute or so we looked around at each other

We shared a knowing glance

We had to shout ‘This is an amazing moment!!!!!!’

And we all cheered, ‘It is!!!!!’

We were free of the light of day

We were free of the doubts about fitting in

We were free of the worries about how we looked

We were free to be foolish together

We were free to be ourselves, authentically

In that moment

We glimpsed true freedom

And that freedom felt like wings

Stay safe everyone