we are here.

We are here

Look how far we’ve come

We started with

“God doesn’t make mistakes”

And now you’ve finally accepted me

For who I am.

I never thought we’d be here

But here we are

After slogging through mountains of grief

Shattered expectations

Reexamining the shame we hold

And mourning the death of a son

That never was.

I wake up late

With no makeup on

I come upstairs for a cup of coffee

And you are here, waiting for me

With the right pronouns this time.

It feels like the way it was

so many years ago

but this time I’m happy

The sadness carried deep within me

Is now gone.