So anything I had wanted to say seemed largely irrelevant in the face of the trauma and the drama of last week. My feelings on the matter are too raw and complex for me to really write about them here at this point, so I want to link to a few things that say some of what I can’t yet:
Powerful piece written by former Militia player, Smash (#88/WR).
America, please be better than this.
Y’know, like this. Shout out to former Militia player Beast (#91/DL), who was all about it.
So there is that. I also wanted to say thanks to all of the teams and individuals around the country who sent messages of support to the Boston Militia, to Backseat Coach, to me and to our city. This is an article I have been reading and re-reading and processing differently every time I read it, but I do love this paragraph:
Dear Dzhokhar, you failed because Boston was neither bowed nor afraid. You set off a bomb, and the city gave blood for victims. You escaped initial capture and the city opened its doors to strangers. You were at large and making more bombs, and we gathered in prayer at Garvey Park and the cathedral. You went on a rampage, and people stayed home in an orderly fashion and opened their homes to the police during the search. Dear Dzhokhar, you failed, because light cast out the darkness, and the man who knew that his boat just didn’t look right wasn’t afraid to call it in.
For my children, your children and the child who was lost on that Monday, I pray that light will continue to cast out the darkness. Be safe, all.
