We, The Resilient

i cradle my hurting neighbors through poetic verse and memes

attempt to soothe my own despair by walking the dog

sometimes outside feels less scary

but that's a privilege i am well aware of

like the color of my skin and how i can easily pass if need be

or how the country i live in isn't run by a tyrant with a growing death list

my heart aches for all the victims of this system

that only seeks to reinforce itself

out of fear, out of inhumanity, out of shits & giggles

oh how i wish it were all just one big gag

that the orders being executed were stupid pranks and one day (soon)

we'll just hear a "just kidding!" announcement and everything wouldn't be in a constant state of snowball effect

we must stand together

a united front against this rolling toxic wrecking ball headed straight towards us

we must confront it and fight back

dismantle piece by piece

to defund it of its power

because at the end of the day

the system cannot function without us

and so,

we must fight back, dismantle, rebuild, for a more just and kind world

and look out for one another

because you never know when

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