Organize

In light of the recent election results, this flowed out my mouth and onto paper. Thought I'd share.

I wanted to reach out to you all
To all my women of color
To my black and brown and queer and Muslim and immigrant and undocumented and female and trans friends
To all of my friends who hold or sit at the intersections of multiple targeted identities
I know you're hurting
We are mourning together today
Let us take time to see each other
Let us take time to hear each other
Let us take time to hold each other
Let us take time to recognize each other in this moment

And then let us organize

Because for us, revolution is in our DNA
Survival is in blood
The strength of our ancestors from generations lives in our bones
Resilience flows through our veins
500 years of oppression has taught us a lot
We have to hold tight to our stories
Our culture
Each other

Because remember, they were so scared of our power
They voted for hate
They were so scared of our magic
They needed force to control us
They were so scared of our pure survival skills
They didn't realize they were going to need us

Hold each other close
Remember how magical we are
Know how powerful we become united
We are here in this moment for a reason
Recognize the revolution is upon us
Remember you were built for it