Thinking
presented at Connecting Generations: LGBT+ People of Faith, 12 Nov 2018, during Scottish Interfaith Week
31.10.18
I have been thinking
For a long time
Every spare hour filled with introspection
It is lonely
Tonight, I heard stories of people who have passed
Who have influenced lives through living their own
People who shaped the church I go to
Shaped the people I know and love
Tonight, I met with people who are perhaps surer of their footing
On a pathway I find uncertain
As I trip over labels
I hear their differences
Notice similarities between us
I think about the people I did not know
I think of those I am yet to know
I think about burning down this tower of solitude
I think I've already done that