in which it will be impossible
to get
what is now immediate.
in which everyone discovers
they’re next in line.
for disenfranchisement.
for de-activation.
for dying horribly in an
unimaginable way.
it doesn’t have to be this way,
but clearly knowing the secret isn’t enough.
wonder how time will betray
this desire to control outcome.
look at us wishing on a world
that remains unmoved by
all the right words.
what we’ve learned
could make a utopia
hasn’t changed the way
we punch each other
for not
enabling the worst in us.
we resigned attitude
towards the collateral
of this chaos
we perpetuate in the name of.
we think
as if the planet wants to know first
how you wanna extinct?
keep living in everyone’s favorite
einstein quote.
painting the house a different color
isn’t storm prevention.
when the planet comes for us,
it will be because
of what we did to each other
when we thought we weren’t.
when we were
fussing with the perfection
of seeming.
when we decided
that it’s better to look the part
than earn the way.
From Well Played (Not a Cult, 2020) by Beau Sia. Copyright © 2020 by Beau Sia. Used with the permission of the publisher.