[This is new and raw.]
Gut Punch
by DS Hearn
The decision now done I wonder what the next blow will be. Not when. Because the when is tomorrow, unless it has already happened today and I haven't seen it. I've been working.
The punch to the gut of the confirmation that this is what will be in the government seats. The punch to the gut that people's rights will be violated; the proof is already in the works, each day more and more. And that They don't care.
That this country will be - or already is from several articles and comics I've seen - not trusted, not respected, mocked.
This is not about losing the vote or that the other dominant group members are in the White House. It is not about the "R" and the "D" of this country.
This is about: The loss of rights. The loss of dignity. The loss of hope (temporarily). The trickery and lies and manipulations which led to the claim of "the win," many of which have already been proven a sham, a ruse, a mask to gain support then abandoned. The lack of knowledge and experience already witnessed.
This is about
people
land the earth
water air
the meaning of respect
meaning
going backwards
losing ground
slipping into chaos
struggling to breathe
breath
heartbeat
step by step
not giving in not giving up
giving to each other not being divided uniting for the earth for people
dipping into the waves of sorrow and loss
dipping into the waves of strength and resistance
dipping up for air
dipping down for rest and recovery
dipping to rise again buoyant
and saying
No.
