“No one deserves to get shot!”
You’re right.
But that has to include:
Children praying in the morning.
Adults walking to their college class.
Students eating their lunch in the cafeteria.
Political leaders and their pets in their home.
Families watching a movie on release night.
Friends at outdoor concerts.
Neighbors at a block party.
“It’s our god given right!”
Incorrect.
It’s man made.
Written by men.
Those men who escaped state-sponsored church.
Religious persecution.
Who believed the nation should not regulate whom their citizens pray to.
Believe in.
Build their ideologies around.
“Wake up”
We are awake.
But living in a nightmare.
Living in a country where people value the lives of who they deem worthy but counting others as sacrifices that must be made.
Living in a country where who you love determines your safety.
Living in a country where how you dress can be a death sentence.
Living in a country where people who do harm to children are monsters unless those children are
attractive.
Living in a country where sexual assault victims are to fault for being in that situation.
Living in a country where cells have more love than the human hosting them.
Living in a country where nature doesn’t matter over profit.
Living in a country where adoption is an option but not funded.
Living in a country where all children matter except those who need food, water, shelter, healthcare,
daycare.
Living in a country where immigrants are not welcome but was founded by.
We are awake.
And we are watching.
And we are holding our babies close.
And we are praying to anyone who will listen.
And we are calling for help.
And we are tired.
Tired of the headlines that never change.
Tired of humans being scared to be themselves.
Tired of the hypocrisy.
Tired of the hate leading the blind.
Tired of waiting for change.
Tired of watching people die.
Tired of watching children die.
Tired of watching men die.
Tired of watching women die.
Tired of watching this nation die.
As it’s being murdered.
By the same people who swore to protect it.
To protect us.
Who love it.
But only on their terms.
And only within their parameters.
And only by the amendments they like.
And only if you look like them.
Love like them.
Greive like them.
Vote like them.
But they are this nation’s children too.
Who are being let down.
And lied to.
And gaslit.
And brainwashed.
And abandoned.
“He isn’t Hitler”
Hitler wasn’t Hitler at first either.
He was an artist.
A writer.
A prisoner.
A political activist.
Who called for the removal of Gypsies and Jews.
Replace those nouns.
Gays and immigrants.
Transgenders and People of Color.
Liberals and Democrats.
Conservatives and Republicans.
What side of history are you on?
Remember?
Hitler
Hussein
Stalin
Pinochet
Mussolini
Leopold II
Pot
Amin
Habré
Al-Assad
Hoxha
Zedong
Political activists.
Political leaders.
Public speakers.
Murderers.
Dictators.
All in the name of their county.
With a trail of bodies of those who
Tried to escape.
Disagreed.
Fought.
Challenged.
We are awake.
And when you wake up
And realize this is all has long term effects
And the people you helped become
Martyrs
Dictators
Billionaires
Don’t actually care about you and your family
Only then can we heal.
And rebuild.
Together.
As one strong nation.
Who loves thy neighbor.
Who judges not.
Who invites strangers in.
Who forgive.
Who see the destruction of the past and strives for a harmonious future.
Who learn from mistakes and strive to never repeat them.
Not for any man or woman.
Not for any politician or celebrity.
Mimosa Mom 
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