The Day After Election Day

Today was a disappointing day and even a sad one might I add. I woke up and went straight to Google. I begun to type out: Who won the election? After intaking all of the posts and making sure what I read was accurate I sat up quickly and had a moment of silence for all of America.

I ran to my mom to confirm the news, she silently nodded. I am still in disbelief. I don't understand. How?

I continued about my day trying to process what the next 1,460 days will look like for someone living in America. I felt worried, scared, and lost.

I got ready and headed out to work. I wish I had the power to read people's minds. I saw them in their cars passing me by, the crosswalk guy sitting at the curb looking at his phone, the car in front of me paused at a red light and the thought of "I wonder who they voted for and how do they feel?" ran through my mind constantly.

Tumblr, Instagram, and X was flooded with a mixture of devastation and celebration. I didn't really know the beliefs of my fellow followers until today. I now knew their beliefs and where they stood and that just bothered me very much.

I was uncomfortable, people I have hung out with before and had fun moments with were voters of someone I very much believe is a bad person. I held some sort of resistance but it wasn't until I had a moment to sit in reflection that I unfollowed a friend off my Instagram account. They say, "In the end its just politics" but it really isn't its' our lives, it's peoples lives at stake. There's so much wrong with Donald Trump and we saw that during his first presidency. Confusion just continues to run through me, why did people vote for him?

I went to sleep with the hope that the world will hear and witness the history of America electing the first female president. I had a dream she won but I suppose this is a confirmation that all dreams are not true.

I can still feel the dread of Americans who put their vote to Kamala Harris gone with the wind.

I still have hope that Kamala Harris will somehow win.

For now I will just continue to hope for the best.

I can only continue to pray for the best.

M