We Are The Sum Of What We Can't Express Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

We are the sum of what we can't express
Always second guessed and second guessing
Taking in the news always being used
By whoever is trying to sell us something
What if we just fade away
From the news we heard today
From the trends we cannot understand
Look at starlight whirling there
Change the locks on all despair
Listen to the quiet where
Nothing is required of us.
Especially our wearying opinions.
mary angela douglas 13 march 2024