Dear Opressors,

I never quite got so much as an apology from you for the discrimination inflicted on me repeatedly, but I forgive you. When last I communicated with you, with an open heart, I felt brushed off and that really hurt. After so many years of shared experiences, to be brushed off like that was like a punch in the heart. I don’t know if you guys will ever read this, or even care, but if you do, I hope you know that your actions mean something. Even your lack of action means something. I need to move on and pull those arrows out of my heart. I understand that an apology would have just been confirmation that a problem existed and one cannot have that in a work environment due to liabilities. I also understand that structural inequalities and systematic discrimination are an underlying issue in this world, and in a way, you are also a victim. I know you had no malicious intentions, but I hope you at least move forward with great awareness for the bias you hold and how it affects people.

Love and Forgiveness,

The Oppressed