\u201cBreathless\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019m breathless.<\/p>\n
You stole my breathe when you cried out for the first time.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m breathless.<\/p>\n
By the discovery of so many unmarked graves!<\/p>\n
Some were a similar age and size to you right now.<\/p>\n
Some were never held by their mums.<\/p>\n
My heart aches.<\/p>\n
So much suffering and pain.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m speechless.<\/p>\n
By the complete lack of an apology or attempt to heal.<\/p>\n
By the world\u2019s uncanny ability to ignore.<\/p>\n
By the immature approach to meeting differences.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m ashamed by my pale-skinnedness.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m angry with the injustice.<\/p>\n
Mindless pain and sufferings.<\/p>\n
All because of what?<\/p>\n
Fear? Hatred? A fucking \u201cbook\u201d!<\/p>\n
I hope you shred the pages that preach that incite such hatred.<\/p>\n
And burn the parts that support standing by and doing nothing.<\/p>\n
I hope you\u2019re brought to your knees and grovel for forgiveness, only to never have it come.<\/p>\n
I hope you have to face what you did.<\/p>\n
What you\u2019re STILL allowing to happen!<\/p>\n
They were CHILDREN!<\/p>\n
YOU were the adults.<\/p>\n
You should have known better.<\/p>\n
They deserved better.<\/p>\n
WE must do better!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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