culpability
barely
barely
i say unto
you &
you
& you
sometimes i
am afraid
not just for
myself
but for all
of us
each of us
future trippin’
past stricken
immobile
the hammer is
raised & we
pretend we
do not know
who holds it
instead
we dip
& dodge
we duck &
weave
we run away
& toward
we tell our-
selves
we do what
we can
right up
until
we are
asked
to do
better
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Your voice is strong here! I love “each of us/future trippin’/past stricken”
I feel an optimistic heart, standing strong. Lovely imagery. Nice writing, l.