day ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTY SIX

I’m ready for the revolution, are you?

entire countries have slowed or stopped

we haven’t been this still here in America since 9/11

or maybe hurricane Katrina, or during the civil war

they’re sending refrigerated trucks to NYC

for the bodies, but

we’re not supposed to think about that

turns out the poorest workers are the most essential

million dollar babies flee cities as

we see the power of retail workers uniting out of necessity

I really hope this stoppage makes the younger generations think

about what life must have been like before the internet

it was fine

entire tribes of Native Americans may vanish but

we’re supposed to fret over finances

and send emoji hugs and kisses to each other

because of the internet and cell phone technology

fewer of us are freaking out

we’re still connected somewhere out there in the clouds

somewhere where energy is buzzing in the skies

bouncing off of satellites

that no one knows how to work

it’s all we have left that hasn’t failed us yet

and if it goes?

anarchy?

--Heidi Blakeslee