Strength (Page 3)

A couple holding hands, facing toward the sun, with a bright sun flare between the silhouetted fingers against a pale blue sky.

hand in hand, we left that day, together, come rain or shine.

the longer i live, the more i see, it’s true that love is blind.

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An empty, snow-covered, arctic winter landscape; a snowy desert field with a person walking away toward a blue sky at the horizon.

It’s winter again, it’s snowing outside, and my soul is as dry as my hands. A frozen wasteland, no less of a desert. My heart is parched like the sands.

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Black, plastic letters spelling out "ASK MY PRONOUNS" on a reusable, wood-framed square sign, nestled on a wrinkled rainbow PRIDE flag.

I hope you will join me in this act of solidarity as I stand up for those who are being forced to assimilate with a societal construct that does not fit them or reflect their lived experience.

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A shattered shop window shows signs of an attempted burglary.

The bullies carried baseball bats wrapped in chain and tape. Now they use both laws and lies to hit us with their hate.

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