floating down the river
Some days I find myself wondering
whether I really know anything at all
because it feels like all I'm doing
is floating down a river
and naming the ripples in the water
or flailing my arms about
as if there were some place I could go ashore
in these moments, it all seems so pointless
and I feel I could just lie back
and watch the clouds until the ride's over,
never speaking another word about it
but then I remember that some people
don't know how to swim
or the waters where they're at are just too rough
so I guess the only thing worth doing
is to help out along the way
in whatever ways we know how
most people build rafts
or hold hands
which is all that anyone could ask
but some people are talking
about learning to fly
which I think is the thing to do
when we have learned to help ourselves,
others will take notice
and want to help themselves too
and yes, this is just more flailing
and naming of course
but I didn't know how else
to get these thoughts
out of me
and into you
~
2014 - 2018