i can't even remember the last time i went to see a movie
and at its end the audience broke into applause
was it years ago when this last happened?
did i dream it?
but there i sat
today
less then an hour ago
here in NYC on thankgiving weekend
when a full house of gay and straight
young and quite a few senior citizens
broke into applause
at the end of MILK
the movie about Harvey Milk starring Sean Penn
i was moved yes to tears
and even though this was 30 years ago
it felt so timely
milk fought fiercely and fearlessly
to defeat proposition 6
that would have repealed the few gay rights
there were in Califorinia in the late 70's
the proposition despite its champions
people like Anita Bryant
was defeated
here we are today
and proposition 8
sadly was not defeated
we need harvey milk today
we needed more of him
what a magical marvelous person
and portrayed
just to perfection by Sean Penn
when i walked out into the rainy
early evening
i passed a bunch of garbage
sitting against the trash was a thrown out
couch pillow
on it a local artist i believe his name is De La Vega wrote
BECOME YOUR DREAM
oh harvey surely you became your dream
and how i so much want to do the same
try to do the same
the other night
i watched CNNs tribute to heroes
everyday heroes
civilian heroes
my favorite was the nanny who has used her nanny wages
and the $10 a week she was able to collect from other nannys
to build and run a school for the lost, the cast out
children of africa
she has become her dream
i feel so moved right now
moved to walk out into this rainy night
and demand that harvey's legacy is revered and remembered
that gay rights are human rights
i feel moved to share with strangers
to take care of the loved ones i have in need
i feel moved to move you
it is thanksgiving weekend
the tail end
tomorrow is work
back to the grind
did you have a warm safe place to eat on thursday?
do you have a warm safe bed tonight?
share of yourself with some one who does not
do you live somewhere where your rights are protected?
fight for those who do not
become your dream
