(A message from your neighbour)
Yesterday we woke up, just like you did, and had breakfast, just like you did, and went to work, just like I’m sure you did. Yesterday we kissed our family members good morning, and listened to music on our phones and instagrammed and walked our dogs. We swept our floors and we washed our clothes and we rinsed our dishes and put them in the washing machine. Today we have no washing machines and nothing to wash.
Yesterday we were just like you, America, just as vibrant, just as angry. But today we are not angry. Today we are not mad. Today we don’t feel anything, except maybe, a little pride. Dear America, my mother has been working at the hospital for 36 hours straight. She hasn’t slept. Dear America, my father has been making door-to-door calls to make sure everyone’s homes are safe. Dear America, for the past day and a half my brother and I have been moving pieces of people’s lives that have been shattered to dust. We’ve carried toilets, and drawers, and clothes, and schoolbooks, and shoes, and Christmas lights and mattresses that we’ve rescued from the wreckage. We’ve looked for buckets ,and shovels, and lights, and lanterns, and helmets, and water so we can find those who are trapped inside fallen buildings. We’ve received millions of sandwiches, and tortas, and tacos, and millions of diapers, and sanitary towels, and medicines for those whose homes have been destroyed.
Dear America, this is not cry for help. Mexican people are helping alleviate the damage already more than enough. Dear America, this is not a chance for you to #prayformexico or #mexicoisbeautiful, we know that, and we’re all praying. For us, this is a hard hit on reality, a chance to really cherish those around you, the things you have, the community you live in. Dear America, for you, this is a chance to call for peace.
I’ve never lived in a war zone but I imagine this is somehow what it’s like. I’ve never starved or been homeless but I’m seeing both around me. I’ve only seen pictures of what you have done to Vietnam and Afghanistan and Libya and Syria, I’ve never lived it. Today, America, the ground here in Mexico City has shaken, and there is no one to blame for it. Only nature.
Dear America, I am begging. I do not want to see my country torn apart by any more shaking, it is your chance to stand up against those who belive in war and stand up against those who want our ground to shake. Dear America, it is time for you to stand in peace with your neighbours. That’s all we need.
snowghoul
jbbartram-illu
theartofmadeline
2087
dededos
germansingergirl
kianamaiart
titsay
