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No More Martyrs

Updated: Mar 12

i have this distinct image of a Lowe's garden store


sweet and soft greenery, buying mulch for a fleeting summer project


and stacks and stack upon stacks of fertilizer piled beyond my height


i remember-


"blood soil"


did you know?


dried blood, blood meal as it is known in the botanical community, is a fantastic nitrogen amendment.


in other words, it makes all greenery


sweeter and softer


it is a basis of flourishing


a fertilizer


a catalyst for growth.


i remember, freshman year-


we pasted stickers on the backs of our ID cards


"in the event that i die from gun violence, please publicize the photo of my death"


America, we are watching you.


the fabled John Hughes high school movie was never brought to fruition, i don't ever expect it to

be; life and liberty are intertwined like revolution and youth, and there are always things that seem bigger than your fantasies, things that are more important.