Poem Inspired by a Black Lives Matter Image

Election Blues Fatima Ceesay

This election has made me feel many different emotions. Some of my feelings are happy and glad, but at the same time, I'm scared I don't know what the United States of America has become. We don't know if we will get pulled out of the hole or go in deeper. We don't know if this will affect us �inancially, emotionally, or spiritually, but the one thing I do know is that Biden has better plans for us than Trump. Trump isn't thinking for the long run. He isn't thinking of the people; he wants Covid-19 to spread, trying to open the country up to the possibility of more, but Biden, on the other hand, wants Covid-19 to get under control before he opens up the state.

Biden strikes me as a better candidate for several reasons. He wanted to raise taxes on the wealthier and not on the poor and wanted to put Covid-19 under control. He also wants to do more for the environment and people of color, and he isn't racist or sexist. Trump, on the other hand, wants to stop abortions. This is an issue because what if a female was raped and got pregnant and doesn't want to keep their child? Preventing abortion will make the mother live with that misery. Also, Trump is sexist and wants to stop the LGBTQ community. He discriminates a lot.

After the election, I hope we get more control of the justice system. The justice system should provide security for everyone. As a community, we must stop police brutality by putting an end to innocent citizens getting hurt and fearing for their lives—also, making new laws against police of�icers who don't follow protocol or use excessive force because of someone's skin color. I would also want there to be laws to stop gentri�ication.

Overall, I hope the United States of America gets a respite from the tension surrounding us for the past four years