there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop

"there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop. I have to
eat better and also avoid a plague. my rent went up
$150. I'll need to pick up more shifts. Twenty people died
in Rafah this morning and every major news outlet is
stretching the limits of passive voice to suggest whole
families may have leaped up through the air at missiles
that otherwise had the right of way. I just got a
notification that my student loan payments are starting
up again and my phone isn't charged. My cousin got
COVID for a fourth time and can no longer work or walk
or even feed himself. The person across from me on the
L train seems to fashion themself a punk rock
revolutionary, but they're not wearing a face mask, and
that's the kind of cognitive dissonance that makes me
want to steal batteries. Fascists keep winning primaries
for both parties, and I think I gained a few pounds. The
CDC just announced there are no more speed limits on
highways, and I think this Ativan is finally hitting. The
NYPD farmer's market only sells bad apples, have you
heard that one? Listen it's warm today, too warm for
March. But I don't have time to think through the
implications because there's laundry to do and a
genocide to stop."

Vinay Krishnan, 2024