when you realize nothing can be done
it is what it is
change won’t happen
as much as you will it
wish it
desire it
dream it
imagine what it’d be like if
only it would if
only it could if
only it should
but it can’t
so it doesn’t
it implies a shift
promises it
dances around it
comes close
strains
comes apart
retreats
never emerges again
becomes a shell
hard but empty
and you feel an
inkling of compassion
for the effort and failure
but on principle and
in service to self preservation
walk away
© Karen Casady2020
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