Crazy times.
Seconds take
forever to pass.

Calm is
something you
pray for.

When it arrives,
you don’t know
what to do.

Anxiety,
distraction have
become norms.

Who can
sit still?
Who wants to?

Being still
for many is
too intense.

Some say
it’s easier
to chase shadows.

Where can one
find time
to catch breath?

Today never
seems to arrive
on time.

And some people
feel so comfortable
in yesterday.

They’ve decided
going forward’s
not worth the trouble.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.