Us Against the World

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.