Untitled by Alina Silkin

the rainbow is a mark of the covenant between god and all that is left of his people a promise of never again never again will there be such suffering enough now never again

the rainbow is a promise of a new beginning a new world where people can grow, can heal where they can learn to live in harmony with each other where they can learn to live better, to love better to be better

the rainbow is a symbol of his great creation of all the wonderful things he has made things of all different colours of all different kinds of beauty blue and pink and purple and shining bright his world he so loved

the rainbow is a bridge between god and the people he has wronged a bridge from the rain to the sun from the darkness to the light from the despair to the hope a bridge to a happier, safer, more accepting place a bridge to better days

they say we stole the rainbow that is was hijacked by the sinners, by the sodomites, by the unclean they say it was theirs, and we took it by force

but the rainbow is a promise and a symbol and a bridge the rainbow is god telling his people that he has done them wrong in the past the rainbow is god telling us he will do better the rainbow is god telling us he created us, he loves us, he is offering us hope

they say we stole the rainbow how can they not see that it was ours all along?

The Rainbow

Photography by Leah Sharma

to her

you’ve ruined holidays you’ve stained my hands and warped my definition of home.

but

you are my first reason you are my warmest smile you are the square block i shove into to soft gap in my heart meant for circles

and i envelope all your sharp edges.

anonymous