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am I getting too political? sorry it’s just that I and all my queer friends will probably lose all our rights in a couple months.
am I being too dramatic? oops it’s just that my state voted against me being able to get life-saving gender affirming care as a trans child.
am I getting too political? whoops it’s just that I’ve seen so many little girls crying about how excited they were to see the first female president in office, and now they’ll be forced to give birth if they get raped in some states.
am I being too dramatic? it’s just that I cried myself to sleep last night because I was scared of what would happen to me and had to go to school the next day as if nothing changed.
am I getting too political? it’s just that I had a little bit of hope in my heart that maybe she had a chance only for reality to wake me up with a slap in the face.
am I being too dramatic? it’s just that my country chose a convicted felon, rapist, homophobe, racist fascist over a highly qualified and deserving candidate all because they couldn’t imagine a woman leading the US.
am I getting too political? it’s just that my five year old sister may not be able to pursue her dreams or even go to college in the future.
am I being too dramatic? I actually considered ending it all in silence last night.
am I getting too political? I’m terrified of what’s going to happen to the rest of us.
I’m not getting political. I’m not being dramatic. I’m scared.