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At the beginning of 2020, Australia was on fire.
The threat of WWIII was all too real.
Baby dictators playing with "disposable" human lives.

Disposable lives
Disposable masks
Disposable gloves
Disposable plastic bags
. . . and here were are again with disposable lives.

My family and I survived the Oregon trail and not one of us died from dysentery. A small victory!

George Floyd, "I can't breath."
Black Lives Matter.  
LGBTQ+ Lives Matter.

Marching in the streets and shouting until I can't speak. Organizing and criticizing institutions that WE built. People WE put into office. And my more political topics that WE are responsible for.

Black Lives Still Matter.
LQBTQ+ Lives Still Matter.
Anti-maskers, "I can't breath."

A shame and a reflection in the United States education system.

Me walking my dogs, "I can't breath. . . without a mask"
Ashes falling from our apocalypses skys.
My skin burns from the air.
I my dog sneezing because they don't have masks.
My mask discolored from this short walk.

Exposed
Double Down
Tested
Isolate
Negative
Relief
Virtual Life

A light at the end of this long tunnel?
Good-bye Oregon!
2021, let's try Utah?
ACIC Jun 2020
These stereotypes just don’t get me,
I want to spread my wings and fly free
I want to be a bird and sing my own song
Am I wrong?

Sitting alone is my every day
I wish all these weird feelings would go away
I don’t feel like I truly belong
Am I wrong?

Lessons that have to be learnt
There is always something you wish you weren't
I’ve been told I’m different all along
Am I  wrong?

Being straight needs to be my foundation
I think I am a disgrace to the whole nation
The list of my faults is way too long
Am I wrong?

Having friends isn’t easy
Sometimes I feel a little queasy
I feel like I have to bite my tongue
Am I wrong?

No I’m not wrong
But I don’t want to fit in or tag along
No, I’m not right
And I shouldn't have the need to fight

I am not right and yet I’m not wrong
There is always a place for me to belong
I only want to be free
I only want to be me

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