In the Humble Aftermath
A Poem For The Bus Ride Back
After the show
At the end of the day
My heart sinks deeper into surrounding tissue
My essence moulds into existence
My body, ten-times-ten tender tonnes
My ribs plush cushion made
The lights dimming
A soy wax candle burns my belly sage
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See, after the parade
At the end of the day
The mask of confidence
Endless energy and erupting euphoria
Ends
It’s just me now
In dimmed hues casting rainbow
Shadows across disco lit walls
It’s all about the in-betweens
The distance between moments
The heavy sigh of relief of surviving another day
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But after the curtains are drawn
And the crowds go home
The music echos on
Thumps of bass reverberate
Maybe, the beat will carry us through long enough this time
Through the bills, hate, and anti-queer sentiment
Maybe we won’t lose so many dance partners this time
Maybe, just maybe, love will win this time
(I hope)
About the Creator
Oneg In The Arctic
A queer storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.
Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices
Water is Life ✊
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Comments (21)
I think this is one of your best. And I believe love always wins. It is a battle though. Thats for sure.
Beautiful, heartening writing Oneg! ☺️👏
Oh, I love this, Oneg. <3
Love the imagery of the words in this poem 🥰
Rob Bell has a book entitled "Love Wins". I agree 100%, even in hearts darkened by the worst of fear, greed & hate, in the end, love wins. I resonate with what you've written here--the exhaustion at the end of the day, wondering if the message will ever get through to me, not to mention those I meet &/or hear about every day.
That was very powerful. Thank you for sharing it.
Well done I liked this. I could feel the weariness the sentiment really came across
I love this, so evocative and relatable! <3
Very well done. Great job!!!
Love this! You really are a great poet! Let me know if you have any books out there. I'd love to buy one! ;)
Dropping back into to this beaty once more
Hit the theme right on the head. Nicely done.
Beautiful poem. I really felt this one.
Hi Oneg; this poem was beautiful and heart wrenchingly thoughtful! Lots of luck to you 🍀
Lovely and inspirational!!!💖💕
Beautiful poem!
We all win when love wins. Beautiful. <3
This made me feel a range of emotions. Very beautifully written
Beautiful lines beautifully written
This is beautiful.
So much emotion and power in such few words :) Well done!