This expansive, complex love is the energy that combats the negativity written about in the first section of this issue. It is a negative era, there is no denying this. Therefore, we must work to love and accept ourselves in order to do the necessary work of healing our world. We must also care for ourselves in a time of so much painful messaging. We must know our worth. We must forgive ourselves. Thank you to each of the poets in these pages for modeling what it means to feel aloud. When we can show who we truly are, we inspire others to take off their masks and live authentically. When we push back against injustice, we strengthen and fortify the goodness that exists in this world. ​You​ are the goodness in this world. Thank you for sharing it. Write on, Ms. Caits
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