It truly is

staring us right in the face,

under our noses—

We are the makers

of the new myths

and shifts in being,

We, the shapers of legacy,

and dawn’s graced breaking.

It is not someone

or somewhere else,

it is you,

it is me,

it is us,

right here, right now.

One gilded step at a time,

and let me assure you—

Light, is a supremely kickass guide,

when it comes to territories unknown or uncharted,

parts and aspects unclaimed,

when it comes to sparking much-needed bravery

during scary and tumultuous times.

It is okay to be scared, it is okay,

same as it is important to remember

the wise words of F.D.R., “Courage is not the absence of fear,

but rather the assessment that something else is more

important than fear.”

In other words,

when walking through a storm,

holding hands with another,

a sister, a brother, a lover, a friend,

the world itself, as extended family and bridge,

seals a bond of strength

in glowing togetherness.

And so we walk.

Hand in hand,

through a storm,

bearers of light

and torch songs

for this marvelous world, turning,

with us, upon it,

the lovers, the dreamers,

and groundbreaking sowers of seeds

in new plots of earth.