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Congestion

Writer's picture: Kiala KazebeeKiala Kazebee



I woke up this morning with the remnants of a cold stuck in my throat. I hacked and spewed (in a feminine way) but it was no use - the gunk was stuck. And although it was super uncomfortable, I had to get on with my day so here I am getting on with it.


Is this a metaphor? I've always said I was terrible at metaphors but it's 2025, 5 days away from the inauguration and I'm making metaphors. I still can't decide if I'll watch it. On the one hand - spectacle. On the other - fascism. I didn't watch much the first time and if Michelle Obama can skip it, so can I.


Going back to getting on with it, I'm out of work and have only a few months left of unemployment insurance. Every day I write new and exciting ways of telling businesses they should hire me. I've been doing this for months - it's just really hard out there. Now, combine that with the overall vibe of the country right now (and the world) and well, it's frightening, frankly. But I have a roof over my head and I'm not starving so I'm okay. It's the existential threat (not very existential) of the death of our democracy that is frankly (and I apologize for the swearing) fucking with me.


Of course, it's not just me. It's everyone everywhere. Gaza, the LA Fires, North Carolina, Trump, Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Mike Johnson, Elon Musk, Germany, Canada, France, South Korea....etc....and the fact that my very dear cousin defected to the right and we are no longer speaking - everything is making me rage while at the same time feeling restless, numb. It's too much. And it's all stuck in the back of my throat. When it finally does come out - when the gunk finally dislodges itself - will I scream? I might. I am one more humanitarian crisis away from losing my shit. And it's going to get worse. I'm sorry to say that but it will and there's no use shying away from it. So I'm going to drink some tea, eat something spicy, take a hot shower, and face the world as it is - flawed and on the cusp of something very dark. And if I'm lucky, maybe I can blow some of this snot toward Mar-a-Lago.






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ginaniu
Jan 15

You would have to pay me a great amount of money to watch the inauguration. - Gina

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