Sparkler

there is peace in the darkness, an 

alluring sense of acceptance in failure 

closed eyes & open eyes both see the same 

but please 

stick out your hand 

& light a sparkler with me. for a moment 

let us revel in the spark of light 

in your hand, in your control; as is mine 

it is with our hope & fire that 

we will light up the night & no firework 

will hold a candle to our hope. let 

this act of patriotism - dancing sparklers 

through the dark midnight sky - show them all 

that we deeply love our country 

& that is why we are fighting so hard 

to preserve the peace & justice promised to us 

249 years ago 

on this day. 

light a sparkler with me & let the 

light illuminate our faces: a trail of

mascara down your left cheek & a trail of

eyeliner down my right cheek, smudged 

by tears of pain & worry laced with

joy & hope. in a world where fear is dominant

& expected of everyone, the most rebellious 

thing that one can ever do is

hope

with a sparkler in their hand

creating their own light.