11/7/25

precisely one year ago i went to school after election day and felt like driftwood in an uncertain sea.

it was a very quiet day. i remember touching things like i was new to the world and everyone whispering consolations to everyone else.

six months later i didn't mark the date but i probably thought something like when will this end and hey, we're one year closer.

we survived a year of this and they are still pointing fingers, tossing blames and slurs like baseballs. f them, we deserve all the wins we can get.

keep hoping, i tell my friends and the girl i was last year. keep hoping and once we've hit rock bottom, it can only go up from there.

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OverTheRainbow

VT

12 years old

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