Round and round we go
In various states of undress
Doors shut
Windows closed
The collective lockdown
meltdown
Throwing us
Into caverns of
I want–
I miss–
I hate–
Clockwork orange intensity–
This mountain top initiation
By fire
Is for the many
Not the few
To see, to hear, to feel
We need to get it
To move it
To leave it
II
This drumming of late
Juneteenth debate
Reverberate
Celebrate
Shake awake
Investigate
Breaking veiled hate
Ripping off the rubber gloved skepticism
No more mantras or visualizations
needed
Just a firm resolve
To collaborate
To zoom
To recreate