Infamy: [ˈinfəmē]

Dear, January 6th, 2021

The immutable stigma you carved on the calendar ensures your memory will cycle until the sun rises no more. You are something I can’t unsee...

It's time you know about the indescribable burning sensation you gifted me. I cover up the deep blisters branded into my sense of dignity; the scars left behind need more time to heal...

Were you provoked? Were you justified? Some may say the answer lies in the heart of the beholder. Some say there is no excuse for your behavior. Others laugh at you, not because you're funny but because you were eventual. 'I told you so' they mock.

Division is exactly what it means...Divided.

Half the nation agrees with your inclination to protect your truth. The other half is appalled by the audacity of even questioning their truth. If every picture speaks a thousand words, your representation could fill an entire library.

I look at you and wonder about the true intent of judgement. Can instability be trusted to run a conglomerate? I don't think you can answer that question, because our idea of stability equals the Clash of Titans. Forget I even asked...

It doesn't matter though... Your demonstration teaches lessons more powerful than a Sunday scripture. Your demonstration regresses any effort given to enhance the fabric of unity. You are an oppressor and a professor in this befuddling world of contradictions.

Overwhelming emotional distress can cause miscalculated actions, I understand that - Why sit back and watch your truths get stepped on when you can take it upon yourself to physically invoke a change. Unfortunately, the only thing you changed was your criminal status.

I would love to take this opportunity to invite you to dinner and discuss the commonalities of our lifelong pursuits. Invite a friend or two. Invite the whole city or state, It's on me. We may never share that moment of absolute agreement (you know, the kind where we shake hands with smiles that come naturally) but the more we try, the more we open our minds to the real lesson at hand >"One nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all." I may not be a saint, or even a scholar, but I understand this statement to be an undeniably pursuable truth. Let's give this country another fighting chance. Let's bury our pugnacious nature and seek solutions that are inclusive. Now that you're here, I have learned to live beside you in hopes that mutual effort can stretch far enough to overcome the walls built between us. After all, you are my neighbor.

with dire concern,

January 7th, 2021

Thank you so much for stopping by! Let's have dinner sometime.