December 31, 2020Poem
Happy new year
politicsmemorytimeloveidentitymortality
Happy new year
Hope for better, plan for...
Listen
Is there anybody breathing
With fingers on the pulse
A moment on the lips
Is worth the time
It takes to remember
Who we are
Is there nothing
To believe in
When truth is never told
Without a warning
Written on a card
To hold our tongues
Is there anybody speaking
Are words enough
To know the reason why
The world is dying
To be recognised
For something
More than lies
If only we had time
Enough to know
There is someone
Who cares
For more than words
Of positive affirmation
Written without love
Or sense of place
An affectation
As meaningless
As the imposition
Of silence
In a vacuum