Into The Light.

From the darkness, from the depths of despair, from a place of shame and dishonor, a nether world of evil clowns and idiot kings, a place of nightmares which only get worse when you wake; from an existence defined by illogic, irrationality, a total disregard for facts, a disinterested dismissal of the truth, a complete contempt for the rule of law, never mind for common decency, from a life of head-hiding embarrassment, of endless, insufficient apologies, of feeling deserving of the world’s disdain, of watching impotently as everything you value crumbles before your eyes, is shredded, turned under, pissed on; from a miasma of moral turpitude, of gut-churning wrongness, of sleepless nights and silent screams and cold sweats and a poisonous rage which comes ever closer to destroying your soul,

Into the light of reason, of rationality, of considered judgements, of intelligent discourse and decent diction, of noble ideas, of curiosity, of concern for others, of Hope.

Thank you, Mr. Obama, for knowing where the light is, for throwing the switch, for driving back the beasts of ignorance and arrogance and fear and greed, for having faith in us and in yourself, for taking the first steps in a new direction, toward the light, toward respect and responsibility, toward a future we can face with pride, with determination, with our sleeves rolled up, with each others’ best interests in our hearts and in our minds.

This journey will be long and difficult, with success not guaranteed, but if we all pull together, it just might be possible.

And I’m so damned glad to be beginning.