One by one
dig the clods
from your throat
and recall what breathing felt like
Leave the answers
to people who have them
what you don’t know
hurts less than what stands in for real
Tell yourself you
don’t care that might makes right
that right doesn’t matter
that upside down is how we do things now
You don’t care
it doesn’t matter make a note
it’s what saves you until they turn the lights back on
and the night-critters scatter until next hoedown
Not to care
makes the days fruitless
and the nights frightening
but no other armor has been provided to the rank and file
So wait here in limbo stasis
until the rules change for better
to something your heart will see when right counts again
you know it always did no matter what the storytellers say
JSmith 11/22/2019
Playing for Time 
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