I, unfortunately, will not be voting for the Presidential Election this year because I am not a citizen of America. However, 318 billion people are American citizens and not all of them are eligible to vote yet or simply do not vote. In other words, only about 50 percent or less of those eligible to vote do not.

As someone who considers herself as an American because I have lived in this country for my whole life, I am disappointed and frustrated knowing people do not vote. Especially when they whole heartily do it because they do not think their vote matters.

I have had people tell me to my face they will not vote for what-ever reason they think was justified and I slowly see my spirit shatter knowing another vote has been lost for this dreadful election term.

A vote is the same as having your voice heard. A vote is the same as being part of the change you want to see.

A vote does matter and I wish my vote could be heard.

But before I can even make my single little vote be heard, I have to sit and take all the complains and pessimistic thinking that voting will not make a difference.

I have kept my mouth shut for a very long time because sometimes it is better to say nothing than get into a heated argument with someone whom you know you will never change their mentality.

To all my friends, family, and acquaintances who think that voting is not a big deal, guess what: it is.

It is important because one vote to the wrong candidate, or even not voting at all, is the same as letting in four years of prejudice, racism, sexism, and fear into the country.

Not voting is the same as not caring for your country and what happens to her in the future.

Not voting is not practicing your constitutional right as an American citizen, a right I am not even considered to have as well as many other individuals who live in the United States who will be effected in this Presidential Election.

A vote does matter and I wish my vote could be heard.