I. Am. Angry.

First I was numb
Then I was sad
Crying while asking my mom
“What’s going to happen?”
The uncertainty like a hand clenching my throat
Suffocating
I was sad
Now I’m angry
Knowing that 72,135,782 people voted for a
Felon
Racist
Homophobic
Sexist
Piece of shit
All because gas might be cheaper
Excuse me
For my irrational female emotions
Maybe it’s that time of the month
I didn’t realize that the price of your eggs was more important than my rights
My mistake
You tell me that nothing is going to change
Maybe you’re right
Maybe I’m privileged enough that hopefully, nothing will change
But that is not why I cry
I cry for the teenage girls who can’t afford to travel to a different state to get the care they need
I cry for the women who will have to bear their rapist’s child
I cry for the children whose parents will be deported
I cry for the people that are too scared to love who they love
I cry for the people who will be victims of the 56 percent of hate crimes that are motivated by
Race
Ethnicity
Ancestry
I cry for the 4 years and 257 days we have left until climate change is
Irreversible.
I cry for everyone
You voted for yourself
We are not the same
I’m tired
I’m devastated
I’m scared
I am angry