Our Work Has Only Just Begun

situation normal

Beaconsfield, Quebec — Photo by Jonathan Potter ⓒ 2024

Our work has only just begun.
The chaos to come is real
and yet all part of the game.
Situation normal, all fucked
up — whoever came up with that —
“snafu” — a fucking genius!

And now we face the rise of a
demented, damaged dolt
who has somehow managed to
gather a cult of mesmerized
mothers against drunken driving
to ride off the cliff with him.

So, yes, there’s some cleanup to do.
It isn’t normal, and yet
it is, this snafu we find
ourselves in. We are the authors
of this book we’re reading, this game
we’re playing. The chaos to come
is real, but we have made it.

Our work begins with the sunrise.
The cleanup of the moment
is already happening.
We have our work cut out for us
to reclaim the democracy
of the ever-changing sky.

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