In Triumph

Have you heard the good news?

Things have changed for the better-

All our futures are brighter

"I am so excited!" I scream inside the cafe

No one minds

We are all rejoicing

We’ve waited all too long for this and now we can bask in sweetness

So much good exists and this is proof

There is freedom here

At long long last

And now I have well-earned pride in my old home town

This is all so thrilling and comforting

To know if I ever find a beloved we would be safe to be united

I don’t think you realize

I don’t even think you know

There are no words for the joy that fills my sentimental heart

We must celebrate all night

Drink till dawn

And chance the consequences-

A time like this doesn’t come around often

But thank God and all glory that it has materialized at last!