On the surface my life seems so normal. Today I learned that Brian Wilson died. I loved the Beach Boys; I still listen to my “Pet Sounds” and “Endless Summer” albums. Today I planted some hot pepper plants. I edited a paper for a former colleague. I saw the first fireflies of the summer this evening.
On the other side I am well aware that my country is now an autocracy. A Senator taken away in handcuffs. A military parade with goose stepping soldiers planned. Making my poster for the “No Kings” Rally on Saturday. Watching a video of the American Gestapo chasing a farmworker in a field and taking him away.
I feel like I am living in a world that isn’t real. That I will wake up and it will go away. But it won’t, will it?
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