Again

4 June 2020

A match was lit with George Floyd’s last breath

Again the world shifted overnight

Again I look out at a new normal

Again I am faced with unanswerable questions

Perhaps the boredom of quarantine 

Provided just enough space

Forced people to watch, to see, to pay attention

The nation woke up

The streets swelled and overflowed

In the absence of leadership

Something will inevitably fill the void

Nature does not tolerate a vacuum

Compelled forward by inner knowing

Pulled back by the comfort of the status quo

I know this is a defining moment

I am confused by my own confusion

Silence means comfort

Silence means acceptance

Silence means compliance

Silence means complicity

I have never been known for my silence