I feel so powerless. Right as I start to get my shit together the US keeps getting worse and worse. My rights are being taken away, my safety is being taken away, the government is run by evil, disgusting pedophiles, and I don't even know what to do.
I'm afraid to leave my house. ICE is settling down in the same area I work and I'm afraid that every car that follows behind me a little too long is them. I'm a citizen, I was born and raised, but when has that ever stopped them? They'll kidnap and torture anyone who doesn't fit their criteria. Even though I live in a sanctuary state, nowhere feels like a sanctuary anymore. There isn't a single place untouched by what's going on.
But I don't have the funds to leave here, not even close. I feel like a dog locked in a cage. No matter how much I bark and scratch the bars there's nothing I can do. I see videos all over social media, some things frightening and others things incredibly punk and hopeful in a way. Before I tried not to watch but I wanna know what's going on, especially when it affects me so directly. I can't stop waiting for things to change without speaking up. If I sit back and do nothing am I complicit?
I plan to post some of my more political music. I've stayed silent about issues until now, I didn't even like posts that were political. I guess my parents affected me in that way, persuading me not to speak out. We always fight about politics so I try to ignore them when conversations steer in that direction. I don't agree with them on a lot of things but I guess it's impossible not to take in a little of it, parents have a way of making you second guess the things you believe. Just because you love them, even when they don't always deserve it. But they don't understand. My existence has been made political by the government and their blind followers.
I feel hopeless but I don't want to go down without a fight. That's kinda cliche but it's true.
Eternally, yours truly,
Alexander
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