Almanac Life: 2020 Revolt

Revolt (verb) Cause to feel disgust. Similar: disgust, sicken, horrify, make someone’s flesh crawl, nauseate, offend, obnoxious, upset, shock, hideous, grisly, despicable, gross out.

 

 

Disgust

Riots in the Capitol.  Fighting for an orange man. The home of democracy. Un-united.

 

Sicken

Global death tolls. #notjustnumbers. Grandmas. Brothers. Children. I can’t get home. Who is next?

 

Horrify

Wire fences. Locked gate. Two little girls.  A threat to national security? Weeks, months, years pass. Babies wanting to go back to Biloela.

 

Make someone’s flesh crawl

A man in power. A leader. Denial. I wasn’t notified. I didn’t read it. What if it was my daughter? Now I feel it.

 

Nauseate

Crisp Barossa Semillon. By the glass. No—the bottle. Dan Murphy’s is essential. Drinking myself through lock down.

 

Offend

Essential workers keep going. Keep our country running. The new front line. Still not vaccinated.

 

Obnoxious

Mansplaining. Telling me what I already know. You think you know better? You don’t.

 

Upset

Open. Close. Open. Close. Quiet streets. Businesses gone. Arts degrees doubled. Theatre gone. Face-to-face gone.

 

Shock

Pandemic panic. Pasta, produce and paper stolen from the hands of another. Towering trolleys.

 

Hideous

Zoom. You’re on mute. Too close. Too dark. No make-up. Ugg boots on. You’re on mute. I’ll schedule it.

 

Grisly

A pandemic within a pandemic. Domestic violence. Not safe at home. Nowhere to go. Unable to escape.

 

Despicable

Media outlets playing favourites. Reporting the ‘facts’, which aren’t factual. #IstandwithDan

 

Gross out

Teaching via zoom. Small fingers in noses. Their smile of satisfaction – delicious.

 

 

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