Gay Pride Day
We wore colored beads
and T-shirts with slogans
We bought buttons
and waved pride flags
We marched and chanted
and took photos of drag queens
and waved to the crowds
We listened to speeches
and bought cold drinks,
signed petitions
and looked for friends
Now we wonder where
to park the car
and if it will be too hot
or if it will rain
We’ve traded the parade
for a party where the hostess
grills steak tips and we eat
salads, deviled eggs, and dips
Where we wait for desert
and drink our wine
and share conversation
about summer vacations
We still wear the rainbow beads
and T-shirts with slogans
We bought buttons
and waved pride flags
We marched and chanted
and took photos of drag queens
and waved to the crowds
We listened to speeches
and bought cold drinks,
signed petitions
and looked for friends
Now we wonder where
to park the car
and if it will be too hot
or if it will rain
We’ve traded the parade
for a party where the hostess
grills steak tips and we eat
salads, deviled eggs, and dips
Where we wait for desert
and drink our wine
and share conversation
about summer vacations
We still wear the rainbow beads
2 Comments:
I mentioned a similar thought yesterday. My daughter and husband walked in our local parade and he didn't see many of our older friends. I said, I guess it is just generations changing hands, and immediately thought we are needed now more than ever.
We are needed and not just as a historical backdrop.
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