FUUUUUUUUUUCKK by Amanda Snider

The snow started last night

As the election results trickled in

I watched the map affirm what I dreaded to be true:

That this country is inherently hateful, ignorant, violent

That most people would choose a mad man over an exceptional woman

I could feel the numbness creep in

Around midnight I stepped into the snow, barefoot

Shocking my soul back into my body

I contemplated wading into it and disappearing

Decided to stay. To resist. To love.

To love ferociously