After The Parade

What a whirlwind of celebrations

unique in every way

People from every walk of life

Come together with joy and laughter

Dancing, singing, clapping, and holding

hands.

Embracing people, you know, and even

hugging those who just came out to

get a glimpse of the celebration

regardless of the theme.

After days of fun-filled activities for the

disabled person, young or

old, and some challenges I can’t

explain.

We embrace the parades

acknowledging the freedom we all come

to know.

Learning to live in our truths, enjoying

happy moments because we have

arrived or have, we!

After the parades, the streets are quiet,

and the window shades have been

pulled down.

No one is talking about our freedom

it doesn’t seem real; it’s just an illusion

that people cared.

Back to protest on Capitol Hill, nine

justices on the supreme court turned

the world upside down with a six to

three vote; our freedom is gone.

My heart is heavy with a feeling of

despair, mourning this celebration

Oh, the grief I bare.

Oh, my beware!

authoritarian is on the rise

don’t close your eyes,

or turn your head,

our freedoms of life, liberty, and pursuit

of happiness

will be taken away!