Wish there was
more stability
in the world.

Trying to
figure out
if anyone

is looking
for answers
or even cares

about where
we are at
any given moment,

wondering if
peace is
possible.

Recall lyrics
to Temptations’
“Ball of Confusion”

and good ol’
Marvin Gaye’s
“What’s Going On.”

Forgotten songs
that raise the
timeless question:.

What’s going on
on this
ball of confusion?

 

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.