Here today, no silhouettes
Not anymore trace of the shadows
That used to cast doubt and fear
And make us doubt
If at all on this podium we would stand
One.
Whole.
Broken together.
But happy.

I am crying and so are you
God was listening
To all those late night sniffles of agony
While on opposite poles
We prayed.
For all we see today.

The things we spoke of
Dreamed of
Worked for
Are coming one by one.
We had said we would jump and shout
But the way we see it.
It is too much to take in.
So here we stand
Hands entwined.
And shedding tears of joy.

They came in heaps and floods.
The things we asked for.
© Taeniel Athie