Here We Are

December 05, 2016

The day of the Orlando Shooting at Pulse Nightclub was the first time I felt any emotional connection to a tragedy beyond “If the killer is Muslim, our lives in America will only get worse from here.” This time, I saw myself in the 49 people killed, as one of the victims. I undulated between hopelessness and fear, before mourning the loss of people I had never known personally. I felt even worse knowing that two communities I am a part of are now going to be pitted against each other.