Swing In A Tree: world problems

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Beyond tears

Voices silenced by shock

Waves of disbelief

Tumble over and over

Beyond belief

Words echo uselessly

Sorry, so sorry

Murmured over and over

Beyond comprehension

Minds shutting down

Help—hold on

Whispered over and over

Hours in a box on wheels

Could play out soundlessly

With each of us plugged

Into our own online world

Instead

Music pushes our pulses

Into unison

And we philosophize

About Life

With a capital “L”

Our Dreams and Doubts

Dance on the dashboard

As we

Pick apart

Cognitive dissonance

With science instead of faith

And create Peace on Earth

Time distorts

Into only the here-and-now

Or tunnels down into our pasts

Or spirals outward to What Will Be