An Upside-Down Day
I’m not sure what to say
A Meaningless Villanelle
I’m not sure what to say,
Don’t dare look at the news,
It’s an upside-down day.
Caught up in my own little ways,
Sometimes I just haven’t a clue,
I’m not sure what to say.
Stuck in an endless delay,
Far too many hours confused,
It’s an upside-down day.
Keep the demons at bay,
Need a new point of view,
I’m not sure what to say.
Dare I go or should I stay,
Not clear at all what to do,
It’s an upside-down day.
Trying to shake the malaise,
I never meant to be rude,
I’m not sure what to say,
It’s an upside-down day.
I thought today was a good time to look at “the elephant in the room”.
These days in the U.S. are very upside-down for many of us. There seems to be little to do or say about it, as though we are all too small to make a difference. So, I steeped myself (us) in it for a meaningless Villanelle.
Now it is time to go make a change, to bring our voices, to right-side the future days!
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