UNPLUGGING

 You have heard the call
 The troubling call to make the choice
 Unplug or carry on
 The brain is dead 
 You feel that way, too
 But, yet, it’s up to you
 Shoes are on your feet
 Life is not so neat
 You make the call, “unplug”
 The final call, “unplug”
  
 We, so smug, can tell you
 You were right or wrong
 While not looking at ourselves
 As we make similar calls
 To a lesser degree of course
 But impactful and final
 At least for today
 We say no to opportunity
 Sorry, I can’t help
 Now is not the time.  
 Sorry!
 It will have to wait
 We don’t have the time
 We don’t have the money
 It’s not convenient
  
 No eye contact made
 The minor unplugging
 The taking away
 The breaking down
 Denial!
 Death by a thousand cuts
 Oh, yes!
 We all know this guilt
 Pull the plug
  
 Stanski
 December 6, 2019 ^