near the speaker, a question:
"what if
the future
you fear
is coming?"
if that feared future
arrives
or is here already in some seed form,
it changes nothing.
little matters. still.
curiosity matters. still.
hope matters. still-
sights & sounds & a warm blanket on cold feet & busy ants moving things
Night skies drowned out by light pollution
Other people's trash
Replying always replying
Mixed drinks mixed media mixed reviews mixed feelings
ALL of it IS still happening.
& if/when that changes,
well don't we humans
just kick the can
move the line
hit refresh
acclimate?
when the future I hear is coming
arrives
it will just be another day of the week
& we will go on pushing snooze & dropping crumbs &
canceling plans & charging devices &
worrying about
a new tomorrow
drawing near.