I wish the Democratic Party would consolidate around a plan to save the post office and bail out American families as efficiently as they consolidated to stop Bernie Sanders.
With Trump’s veto of @BernieSanders' and my War Powers Resolution, which passed with bipartisan support in Congress, he is risking the lives of millions of Yemeni civilians to famine, deadly airstrikes, and the war crimes of the Saudi regime.
We must override his veto.
I cried every night for a year, holding your pillow against my chest, knees curled up around your blanket. For 365 days, powder from your crib filled my senses. When you finally faded, I stood for 3 hours in a cold shower plotting revenge against the "Insurance" that let you die
As she peered through the crooked blinds and wiped tears from her eyes, the cars on the shoulderless highway mocked Laura for dreaming of sidewalks.
Having no transportation was yet another toll placed on the poor, a barrier to access the "free" education hoarded inside the city
The dusty camp fire smoke filled my senses as it slowly cooked a perfect marshmallow. Nearby, crickets sang me a nostalgic reminder of innocent days gone, when I could still see the warm air bending around the hot flames. The accident stole my eyes, but it hadn't stolen my vision
The dank cool air blew against my cheeks and my eyes began to water with joyful tears. As the boulder slowly rumbled away, I leaned against the cold rock until they dragged me out of the cave, broken, bloody, but alive.
As the hatch opened into the icy cold of outer space, a shadow unfolded across his lens revealing the giant star ahead. A crew of colonists were literally holding their breath, waiting- One faulty hose repair away from a new world for humans to either build or drive to extinction
My wrist hurt from knocking out a complete stranger. Grabbing my friend by the elbow I snarled, "I'll always stand by you, but god damn, you cannot keep starting fights for me to finish."
Loyalty is fighting for friends when they're wrong then calling them an idiot later.