Redstreak 6,653 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Get your tissues ready, because this poem is seriously powerful. "Until We Could" is a picture of the love shared in committed same-s-x relationships. In the beautiful words, written by inaugural poet Richard Blanco and narrated by actors Robin Wright and Ben Foster, is the bond shared between couples who yearned to be legally married. "I knew since I knew you. But we couldn't," ends one stanza. The poem travels through a history of the fight for LGBT rights, from protests, to rallies, to "bold words on signs and mouths," to pride parades. And then -- finally -- to "I do's." The campaign Freedom To Marry commissioned Blanco to write "Until We Could" to celebrate the ten year anniversary of Massachusetts becoming the first state to legalize same-s-x marriage on May 17, 2004. “It seemed like the perfect fit immediately," Blanco told The Daily Beast. "It was a cause I believed in and wanted to be part of. As the first openly gay inaugural poet, it felt very inspirational. Love is love, marriage is marriage. In both cases they come with the good and bad, the great and dysfunctional.†Though bold efforts for recognition have paid off, the fight continues. Today, 19 states and Washington D.C. have legalized same-s-x marriage. Hopefully one day, the idea that "love is the right to say 'I do and I do and I do,'" as Blanco wrote, will be accepted across America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po9L684vzzw It's so heartwarming :emo: Take a moment to think of just flexibility, love, and trust~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Princess Die 1,864 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I'M ****ING CRYING NOW Nod if you wanna make love with the enemy. ❤ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal 769 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 That was beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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