I’m free
Free to wake up to the news that once again, innocent people were gunned down in the streets
I’m Free
Free to know that crocodile tears will be shed from behind podiums until the next one happens
I’m Free
Free to know that will be long before these 6 bodies are cold
I’m Free
Free to watch millions of women shake with fear knowing that their body has fewer rights than a gun
I’m Free
Free to watch as grown men with wives and daughters turn their backs on them to protect an invented idea of liberty
I’m Free
Free to watch hard-working people lose their homes and die in the streets because healthcare is treated like the stock exchange
I’m Free
Free to know that the last words they’ll hear are “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps” as they are stepped over by someone whose daddy bought them their first pair
I’m Free
Free to walk down the street and see yard signs and banners celebrating a traitor, a con artist, and a fearmonger
I’m Free
Free to know that before 2012, those same people wouldn’t piss on that Yankee if he was burning to death
I’m Free
Free to watch as a place I love so dear is divided by logic, science, and decency
I’m Free
Free to know that it’s been worse, but not to know if it’ll get better
But at least I’m Free
Happy 4th, everybody
‘Corey Ryan Forrester
I’m not one to post much, but, just gotta say...
Right On, Bub.
This. Absolutely this 🥺