I Saw a Beautiful Thing Today

I saw a beautiful thing today
and I call it freedom

Twirling whirling
lying about photographs
snapping like there's
no tomorrow ever
filled with repression and hatred

I saw a beautiful thing today
and I call it freedom

Vestiges from traditions
of some point indeterminable
just remnants evolved
into style and comfort
like the privacy of one's real home

I saw a beautiful thing today
and I call it freedom

I have no words for how
heartwarming and proud I
beamed across space and time
to formally welcome and acknowledge
all the hard work in full fruition

I saw a beautiful thing today
and I call it freedom