Time and memory escapes me
Not sure all the things I've lost and forgotten
Yet here I am
Returning to the concept of here and now
And what it means to be present
But know that I'm still breathing
Engaged and wired in
Tuning into the daily battles
Endured just for survival
Coming through on most days
Failing short on a nickels worth
Raising my fist
Against the normalcy of this current state
I know that clarity comes from within
As it pushes and pulls me
From one wave to the next
Rise and stand
Twitter feed/instagram feed/news feed
They just keep shoving it down
And I'm getting lost in the transmission
It's information overload
With a propaganda agenda
That makes or breaks me from one moment to the next
Can I turn it off
And return to this concept of you
Continue down that path
Unsure of the shifting roads that lay ahead
And embrace whatever divides occur
Even when that means
To acknowledge our forfeiture
And lack of a daily/hourly/momentary closure
Rise and stand
I will fight my way through this turbulence
I will find my way though this turbulence