When All Else Fails
Burrow in
I've never before had a dog that likes to burrow.
Walter could win a medal for burrowing.
Yesterday he tried to climb up inside my
maxi dress.
I don't blame him a bit.
He was neutered this week. Not fun. The gravel is
too hot for his pads when he insists on going out
in the high heat of the afternoon,
but he is learning to follow the shade.
He has also sensed that I'm not so happy these days.
It is heart wrenching to watch what has
become of our nation, not just recently, but
for decades. We have let corporate greed and
privileged white autocrats usurp our freedoms.
We are not done working on this democracy.
Many of us have become complacent and
'busy" with everyday matters.
That has to stop- wake up call folks.
Throughout our history we have risen to
fight the good fight. This time is no different, but I
pray it will be. That this moment is truly a catalyst for
significant and meaningful change.
While many are fighting this fight; under cover of
tweets, this administration is also decimating
our ecological futures, placing racist conservative judges
in federal positions and thousands have
been deported, even young people,
dumped to fend for themselves,
or returned to countries where
their very lives are in jeopardy.
My despair and fury run neck and neck,
alongside pride and hope for my kids.
I wish that I too could just burrow
and make the days feel lighter.
But I can't.
It's all too damn important.
Z