After a wonderful weekend filled with hope and promise this morning I find myself casting about feeling angry and helpless. I'm speaking of the horrific slaughter of 50 people in Orlando. The fuck wad who got six months for being a convicted rapist. Anything that Drumph has said. The year 2016 taking away legends and a seemingly unprecedented rate. The list is endless and I don't know why today is any different for me but I feel the need to just say something.
Can we just stop? Stop the killing, the hate, the misogyny, the racism, the stupidity. How have we come so far in the wonders around us to be still acting this way? How is it possible that hearts can be filled with so much hate for a particular gender, race, creed or orientation? Seriously, how? I'm really asking. I don't get it. I know it's human nature to blame but how does shooting up a LGBTQ club make you feel better because your son witnessed two guys kissing. What the fuck is your son gonna think now? You're dead, you got off easy.This carnage that you caused will ripple on forever...not only in the peoples lives directly affected but the rest of us as well. Your religion made you do it? Your fear of gays made you do it? Really? Go fuck yourself.
And you, Brock whatever your last name is. Go fuck yourself. You, the judge and your dad can all go fuck yourselves. Your life shouldn't be ruined for twenty minutes of a mistake? How dare you? I read the statement from the girl you raped. Through tears I dreamed of punching you in the throat...really hard. See how well you swim after not being able to breathe you little fuck.
I know deep down that it is never just one thing that can be blamed. Religion, gun laws, economics, upbringing, fear......these and many more have a hand in shaping people into doing unthinkable things. So having an answer to make sense of it all so we can 'fix' the problem is like pushing on the ocean. An impossible dream it seems. But we keep moving forward, through unimaginable pain we must move forward. To follow in the belief that tomorrow will be better, that hope is not false. Today is hard and my heart goes out to all who are in tears.
Hug your loved ones
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