Us Against the World
Those were the days
of us against the world!
Fighting for living wages, healthcare,
inclusion, dignity.
With the stakes higher,
the implications of our failure
reverberated wider than others’,
we Thrived!
Exhausted at the end
of our day,
but we stayed up late,
partied, discussed things
the truly mattered.
We were on top
of the World!
We started young,
fresh faced, full of hope
and the ‘knowledge’ that
if we just spread our message
and got others to follow
in our footsteps
we would absolutely
change our world!
We grew up on this road,
on the road. Older then,
our resolve steadfast,
a calm resolve,
that we did
Still Mattered.
And lights faded
on our time at the helm,
we welcomed a new generation
of activists.
We passed the torch
and grieved for what
we were not able to
accomplish, to change.
Some days
it still weighs on me.
