Leave It Be

I have to leave people be

When people can’t imagine life without an enemy

See beyond the worst possibility

Concoct dreams beyond the reality

I have to accept

That they’re exactly where they want to be

They are living their actualized dreams

I just have to leave people be

Because sometimes there is no point

Other than the fight

There’s no goal other than the score

That’s fine

Sometimes the struggle is the dream

But that’s not for me

I’m good

America doesn’t seem to have a dream beyond collapse

I support the push back

Hold space for the fallen

And respect the process

Of grieving a broken country

But I don’t need to be here for that

I dream of mutiny in the form of community

Interdependence as the stance of rebellion

Not momentary disruption

But dedicated, intentional connection

Uplifting the people around me

Creating alternatives to these treacherous companies

I’m ready to see creative problem solving

But I respect that people are still processing what the U.S. has always been

Regardless, I’m leaving