The President says our election was fraudulent.
(Our 2 year old grandson calls us Baba and Boppy.)
COVID-19 is surging all across the United States.
(Our Christmas cactus has buds that may bloom for Thanksgiving.)
Too many people are out of work.
(The wind chimes in our magnolia ring softly today.)
Police still kill too many dark skinned people too quickly.
(My yoga mat is a little darker shade but almost the same texture as orange peel.)
The environment may not support life at the end of the century.
(I love the prickly feel of my husband’s short beard.)
(I only feel safe inside my parentheses.)
But then I feel selfish.