We pored over court filings in a hushed Manhattan law office, the digital ink
We gathered in a Winnipeg community center, parents clutching phones with children’s TikTok feeds
We brushed through tall grass on a Virginia trail, the faint itch of unseen
We surged with the roar of 100,000 along the Thames, hearts thundering as Kenya’s
We stood amid frustrated crowds at JFK’s departure hall, announcements crackling over sobs and
We joined the snaking line outside a Karachi market at dawn, the air thick
We heard the sharp cracks echoing across Washington’s streets, hearts pounding as Secret Service
We strolled dew kissed paths in an Arizona agrihood, harvesting ripe tomatoes from communal
