Really?
You have to be kidding me.
But I shouldn't be surprised
And it really makes no difference
You would be there anyway
All the time
Every day
These hard days
psychologically
financially
medically even
life hangs in the balance
death is stable
the only permanent part of the set
perhaps something will change this year
but nothing changes
Almost, almost this time
I changed things
But to what purpose
What does it matter if
things change
if I am dead
or you are alive
A puzzle with half the pieces missing
may have some value
but it is very different
than the value if it is complete
I work
I wait
I despair
amazed at what is missed
at willful ignorance
at prejudice
pomposity
sitting in shadows
waiting
for a light
or a more complete
darkness
