Today's OneWord: Joyous

They said it was a day in which I should be particularly joyous - but too many things were chafing at me, exposing the raw, blistered part of my brain that was moderately used for dreaming. Yes, the rainbow flags were billowing this morning in California, but in Greece, the camps were set up, and the smog from the adjacent cities were blowing in to paint dust on the tear-stained faces of citizens who simply wanted a body that fit them.