not still

the following is isn’t

*

living in sunlight

only yesterday

how distant is it

from today’s gray

tomorrow it is forecasted

to be worse by people

who wish i watched more often

to the sun

to the clouds

to those who are already

looking at both

wondering when rain will come

before you do

again

*

i no longer know

what made me so angry

up until now

the sun is still

red against the dark

the waves still swallow

the beach in choking gasps

new children are born

old ones die at 89

there are coffee shops that

brag about fair trade coffee

that leaves wallets empty

art galleries open and close

politicians lie and tell the truth

someone falls in love with you

while someone falls out of it

there are still animals laying wounded

by the watering hole

there are still those living in midnight

undressing the stars

and there is still you there

going elsewhere

not angry at all