pushing up against those who look to keep us in as we insulate ourselves and elaborately lie in order to find sleep some days every step I take is laden with violence running so far in another direction all the fight that I have goes towards spiritual and emotional survival while others are left to die on the vine much more literally to hold hands with another person talk about their lifelong days and mine so if the personal is political let's get to know each other better while the world burns around us the rest will unfurl quite naturally this is the first poem I have written in many years, and I was prompted by another poet on this site, Airyn Lentija. It is challenging to express myself in this way but I feel very good about sharing my thoughts on this site. This poem is about struggles I have maintaining relationships with other women and activists, and a reminder to reemphasize personal relationships in my activist goals.

Northern America

inching forward, inspired by Airyn

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