BLACK LIGHT
I danced a dance once,
Lost, but with each other.
Cloaked in darkness,
Masked in ivory.
Hands stained pearls.
I held her in my arms,
As she held me in hers.
Finally, the curtain of life opened.
Once again, I am proud to be an American.
Stephen Durbin
January 20th, 2009
(written on the occasion of Obama's inauguration)
I danced a dance once,
Lost, but with each other.
Cloaked in darkness,
Masked in ivory.
Hands stained pearls.
I held her in my arms,
As she held me in hers.
Finally, the curtain of life opened.
Once again, I am proud to be an American.
Stephen Durbin
January 20th, 2009
(written on the occasion of Obama's inauguration)
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