One year ago,
January 6,
An unspeakable thing occurred.
Our fellow Americans tried to defeat democracy
By marching on the place of our government,
The Capitol,
And with the flames and guns and Confederate flags,
They stormed in and tried to destroy democracy,
Tried,
And failed,
Because in the words of my best,
Amanda Gorman,
"... while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated."
And so while trying to dethrone our fundamental right as Americans,
They instead shone a light upon their 'fearless' orange leader,
And that light shone through the lies and tweets,
And brought forth the racist, fascist tyrant he is,
And while I understand some may disagree,
You must also understand that I sat at home watching the news, 
Crying because I thought they were going to destroy everything.
I thought I was watching my country be torn down,
Piece by piece,