whistling for warmth

A time heavy with pressure, cold in disassociation,

sad, so sad

 

 

Prohibitions lead to war

Harm reduction based regulations

lead to conversation

 

(though, of course, we can lead a mind to

conversation; but we can not make it speak)

 

 

Sometimes power comes from wealth

Sometimes from position

Sometimes from a badge

or the barrel of a gun

Mostly power is an agreement,

an acceptance of

 

 

That on-edge dread

some presences inspire

 

 

permanent, emerging, and worsening

infirmities

 

 

is anybody really listening?

does anybody really care?

everybody out there whistling

filling the air

 

 

1/20-26/19