Since the extrajudicial murder of George Floyd irreversibly recast America’s attitude towards racism, a new sociopolitical zeitgeist has emerged: 

I hear you.

To those who are endlessly oppressed, to those who hurt, to those who demand justice, I hear you.

Your toes curled on the dusty rooftop 

the breeze wisps my neck 

and i sigh into the horizon line 

like chocolate melted over the stove

Like a piece of chewing gum,
She tends to stick around.
To her users, she is loyal;
To her users, she is bound.

I was raised on the idea that America was founded on principles of freedom for all. In order to understand why it isn’t, it is important to understand the difference between freedom to and freedom from.

The number of adolescents hospitalized for experiencing suicidal thoughts or actions has doubled over the past decade.