Love, Hate and Other Filters

by Samira Ahmed

I wonder what it feels like to be so unaffected that you can laugh even when horrible things are happening.

And for what I’ve learned: that hope is just a million shards of broken glass.

We must build bridges, conquer hate with love, and meet intolerance with a renewed commitment to education and open-mindedness. From many, we are one.

That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.