I am afraid

I am afraid.

No, terrified.

It will be worse.

Way worse.

I know how priviledged I am to be born “American”

But I’ve never felt it personally

I don’t know where I’ll end up

All of my nightmares will become reality

And I only have two options

One might end in death, the other much brighter for now

And all for the price of the gas pump

No, actually because this country has always been this way

It just was not taught to us that it was

I guess I’ll die

And so will democracy as we know it

Unless a radical event happens

But I have no faith

I will forever remember the years of 2016, 2020, and 2024

For my European based, colleagues this is why I ranted about my country everytime when asked

Everything will change again

I hope I can survive for even darker days lie ahead for me