This Summer, Instead.
A series of tanka poems and a promise.
The days stretch longer.
All we wanted for this summer
Was lazing lakeside.
Instead we mask, organize -
To pry back stolen people.
None are criminals,
Each with families and full lives.
They followed the rules.
Yet they fear leaving their homes,
“What if it’s another trap?”
This is not the time,
To cower, argue, detach.
Your neighbors need you.
To show up and hold the line.
With your body. Words. Cash. Hope.
They want us hopeless,
Like a boat buckling from rot.
But together we endure.
Fight for better futures,
United under one Sun.
✨ A poem and a promise - giveaway deets enclosed here ✨
Folks need our help in a multitude of ways. So I’ll be doing a giveaway as part of me doing my part.
Wanna score a free 30-minute reading or witchcraft mentorship sesh with me? Here’s how to get in on it ⬇️
For every $10 donated to MutualAidLosAngeles or OCAD, you’ll get one additional entry into the giveaway! For example, if you donate 30 to OCAD, you get entered three times. Please send me a screenshot/receipt, which you can either DM me on IG or email me at emmy @ soy emmy dot com. Two winners will be announced, so shoot your shot. The deadline to submit your entry is Friday, 06/13, at 9 a.m. CT. The winner will be announced Friday, 06/13, at 11:11 a.m. CT.
Know your derechos, make a meal with your loved ones, and take care of each other. 🖤
P.S. Welcome to my rebranded Substack. It’s good to be back.