Poised

Between a dream and a nightmare lies a twilight zone of opportunity
This is the terrain of the great game, the proving grounds of destiny

Where some hope for change, for better days ahead
Others are more cynical about the prospects

Dreams never truly fade, their traces live in liminal stories
Revived even as, heads down, we dodge stones of adversity

Clear-eyed about the pace of change, forever waiting for the shoe to drop
Demons may have more fun but angels are more likely to inherit the earth

Poised, a playlist

A soundtrack for this note (spotify version)

• Inherit the Wind by Wilton Felder & Bobby Womack
• Juffure by Grover Washington, Jr.
• I Choose You by Paris
• Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea by Ella Fitzgerald

After reading Helon Habila's Waiting for an Angel and Ahmadou Kourouma's En Attendant Le Vote Des Betes Sauvages

File under: culture, observation, perception, Observers are worried, poetry, toli

Writing log: February 20, 2022