A FATED CASE KALEB ATKINSON
Us Vs. Them, a court case, unheard. Us or Them, who will win this race. Opening statements falling on deaf ears. The jury full of only THEIR peers. The prosecutor of our fate: decided at diagnosis with little prognosis. We, the diseased, the stricken, the sick. Them, the healthy, the superior, the cis.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kaleb is entering his sophomore year of college and enjoys reading, writing, and exploring new worlds via poetry or fiction. His favorite authors include Sarah J. Maas, Emily Dickinson, and Taran Matharu. He saw this magazine as an opportunity to finally start speaking out against the things happening in the world. While often writing poems about body image or mental health struggles, Kaleb took a turn towards the political and societal during a Literature and Medicine class where he created works that were submitted to this magazine.
