Celebrate
/There is so much I want to say…
so much I need to say.
But I can’t say it all today.
Because you don’t have that much time.
Still
It’s that time of year.
Just like 1992…
every sound, texture, and breath
it is that moment
I know my soul
it’s all there -
quietly recorded in
every cell of my body -
I didn’t participate
in research …
I am research
Living and breathing
And
29 years ago we had an
early Christmas -
left home for Milwaukee, WI
towards my only future
one that didn’t even exist yet
in St. Louis -
I can’t remember
more pain or agony
just being
was excruciating
and so
I will pick this up, again -
tomorrow
AMEN