stasis

a new normal

another new normal

then another

another

just one more

and repeat

the new motto

*flexils et habilis*

resilient adaptable 

changeable malleable 

Janus

ever facing forward and back

the moment

one second of stasis

in between 

abuts the future

prevents terror 

spilling into uncertainty 

safe safe then again safe

tic tic toc toc

gears grind

steady steady

stay the course 

don’t run

don’t wave a red flag

keep quiet counsel

all’s well until not

until another new normal

undoes the last

and the last before that

“flexilis et habilis*

*habilis et flexilis”

©Karen Casady2020