Today is a day for weeping
A day for remembering
I want to follow the rainbow
With my eyes closed
Both feet encased in concrete
I sink below the waves
Beethoven’s fifth symphony
Whistled by a pod of dolphins
Fear is only for the fearless
As the timid rise in triumph
Today is a day for laughing
A day for loving
I watch chained ugliness
Beat to death by beauty
Freed of all boundaries
I surrender to the unknown
A New Orleans funeral march
Floating haltingly in the still air
Hope is only for the hopeless
As the passionate revel in love