When do we decide we have had enough

we try to maintain a smile

let’s really go the extra mile

yet in a tick, a clock, a measure

hearts are broken

the mending becomes part of the confusion.

How did we get here

why did we decide at this moment

to turn our world upside down

rather than go with the flow

be mechanical

soothe the natural soul

rather than create

challenge

extend belief

suspend all matter of reality.

We did that once,

and it worked out pretty well.

I wish for the moment,

I might rely upon those seconds

that ticked today

so somehow the vision

might look a little different

than a lethal lesion

one that suggests ignorant

worlds collide with safety zones

anytime we wish to be noted.

Yet, that notice is what

creates the mental anguish!