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December 23, 2022

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I am buying a $12 juice
And there are people dropping bombs on children running for their lives
There is a war going on
There has always been a war going on
Jesus died for our sins
But we were never sinners before
And I am driving in my car singing at the top of my lungs
Because I believe the more I become alive, the more the rest of the world can too
But I feel like screaming
And crying
And throwing my hands up in defeat
Because I can’t figure out what clothes to wear
How I want to express myself
While there is a wild fire raging and ripping through the Amazon
The earth is burning
There’s another mass shooting
But I can’t decide if I want an oat milk latte or just a black coffee
Maybe I’ll splurge on the gluten free dairy free grain free sugar free donut
Where will they live
How will they pay their bills
Who will tell them that the American dream is dead
Repainting the kitchen cabinets would really brighten up this room tho
Should I go to Costa Rica again? Maybe I should buy tickets to a cruise
So I can taste the ocean and feel the sun on my skin and escape from it all
After all, I get to escape from it all
The ice caps are melting
There is plastic everywhere
Our soil is poisoned
But where should we eat for dinner?
Where should we drink and dance until we throw it all up?
There are children starving
And I am thinking about doing a juice cleanse because I’m bloated
Women are forced to give birth
They can no longer decide to make decisions about their bodies
But they ask me when I will get married
Where is my person? Have you met him?
The deadline for the project is due tomorrow
Do you vote for red or blue?
More rainfall
More wind
More floods
But will they still doordash?
Land of the free where everything’s delivered
Generational wealth is not equal, but have you seen my new Gucci bag tho?
I’m healing my ancestral line
I deserve the promotion
Who is sick today?
Who will be sick tomorrow?
It’s ok we can work from our beds now

Disoriented
Anxious
Nervous systems trying to regulate
Recalibrate
Realign
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