"Willful Ignorance" written on 01/09/2019

what if you didn’t
know what was going
on in the world
 
imagine no social media
no instantly available
news or fake news
 
and endless self-anointed
experts commenting on
everything and anything
 
imagine the peacefulness
of willful ignorance
creeping back
 
into your life
as you take a deep breath
 
and exhale the stress, bile and worry
about things you
cannot change
 
kind words still resonate
somewhere inside you
 
hateful comments
long since forgotten
mean nothing now
 
what is the future
after air, water, food, rest
and love?
 
intention
creates time
yet to pass
 
anticipating a
present
that will disappear
the moment it arrives