The date, once set, is sacrosanct;
we need this time together,
this gentle reminder of who we are.
where we’ve come from —
that despite all we’ve been through
we are still here.
The ties that bind are many and varied,
but the love? That is our constant.
We are healed in each other’s presence,
made whole again by our stories and laughter
by our words, by music, by camaraderie.
Within this haven of kinship
in the company of those
who have seen our worse, know our best,
and like us in spite of ourselves,
we are safe to speak of our dreams,
of our hopes and desires,
of our worries and fears—
free to be ourselves.
And it is in the cadence of our friendship that we shine,
carrying each other’s light within us
until we meet again.
© GB 2024
Top photo: Google Images
Bottom photo by author.
