Suspended

Mind has gone numb

as the world slows to

a blur.

The bustle of life-

symphony of sound,

a whir

Where to turn now,

  and what does the truth

become?

Fact, fiction, fantasy,

or waking nightmare

for some..

so many

can any

one 

speed it

up? 

No backward

motion,

silly notion

of return

to what was-

it was what brought

us here-

the fear

palpable

visceral

as we 

wait

pray

play

and stay

inside-

hide

from the unseen

enemy

Suspended. 

CKP 2020

And saying farewell to a beloved musician whose popular hit is most relevant today.

We will miss you Bill Withers.