Whiplash and Freefall
When I'm 64
I will believe that 65 is still a ways off.
Then yesterday it was here,
in all it's - glory?
Wonderful calls from kids and friends,
a lunch with a great friend,
and a goodie box of pampering goods from
the kiddos topped off my 64th year.
I do not mind being 65.
What I do mind is the constant whiplash
I feel from the criminal actions of #45.
Every time I think this is it;
this is what will finally wake up
that malevolent side of America;
I go back into freefall,
praying for a safe landing.
Take away all the horrific maneuverings we have
been forced to watch unfold and narrow
the focus to just the smallest of us
in this world.
Children
Remove religions, races and ethnicities
and pare down to the core of our humanity.
Loving and caring for the
children of the entire world.
If you cannot believe in that,
fight for that,
despair over that,
then your humanity is gone.
If every query of what path to follow
began with the question
"what is best for ALL the children?"
perhaps we all could once more
feel safe and proud.
free falling
I can no longer handle roller coasters
or airplane turbulence.
Those sensations are terrifying to me.
I can sue for whiplash,
could I sue #45 and friends for causing me
the same mental anguish
of humanity's free fall?