As someone who no longer has the physical energy to take to the streets, I often feel a deep ache — watching the world shift, wanting to do more and unsure how. Still, I believe our voices matter. We may be older, but we are not silent.

We are the quiet fighters, the “keyboard warriors,” who type with purpose and speak out with the wisdom of years. We’ve seen our nation through triumphs and trials, and we won’t sit idly by now. If all we can do is raise our voices through letters, posts and conversations, then that’s what we’ll do — until our final breath.

And, I didn’t realize it until recently, but there are so many of us elders who are deeply upset — troubled by the corruption, the lawlessness, and now, by a Supreme Court ruling that seems to hand sweeping power to one man. The internet is on fire with our voices, and we’re not done yet.

I still remember standing in my high school history class in 1957, saying that freedom was the most important thing this country had given us. I believed it then and I believe it now. That belief is what drives me to speak out — even if only from behind a keyboard.

Love for our country doesn’t fade with age. It only deepens.

Fran Lockwood
Phillips