At the end of every news cycle,
\nI sweep my mind
\nof the day’s detritus –
\nchildren in cages, election machines calibrated to confirm
\nour escalating doom, icebergs melting one broken treaty
\nat a time –
\nfor a chance to scream out
\nall my responses
\nat once.<\/p>\n
I am sorry.
\nI am angry.
\nI am spent.
\nI am frustrated.
\nI am alone.
\nI am nothing. <\/p>\n
Every morning, I wake up to
\na song
\ncalled
\n“Bird of Paradise”,
\nreminding me in its notes
\nthat the exotic and curious
\ncan reside in the middle
\nof everything.<\/p>\n
I am hesitant.
\nI am hopeful.
\nI am engaged.
\nI am resolute.
\nI am not alone.
\nI am part of a collective pulse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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