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Wherever You Can or "2020"


This year, for me, was something to aim for.

Something which had, at one point,
distance and hope.

20:20 - the prospect of perfect vision.
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But health, politics, madness and division got in the way

and it didn't turn out the way it should, did it?

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Yet, maybe, it did.
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Because I think we saw how we can cope.

Each in a pod (large or small)
Isolated. Alone.

Or in the fray, too busy, too hurt

Either way, I'd argue,
too snared to find time to say what we need to

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I think we saw how we could cull -
get rid of the stuff that was never truly needed.

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How we could care, or not.

Smile, or not.

Hope, or not.

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Me?

I found my depths and crashed in late July -

Tried to come off the antidepressants.

Didn't get advice or help from the doctors.

Just went ahead and did it.

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Poor timing

For a simple quirk led to my demise

With my mood, always finely balanced, it was enough to send me down.

And a rough month followed and swallowed me.
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An August with heart in throat, choking.

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But hope is ever there
to found in the familiar;
with the family and friends who truly care

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But it's also found, in most surprising of places -
an old recording, an online prompt, a new inspiring video

or three short words from a friend or stranger
can lift you
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So, I'd say and beg of each of you -
"Find it where you can"

Adapt, roll your eyes, move on and smile
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Remember, 2021 could, should, and maybe will be better.

It's going to be, well, complicated
Entangled, no doubt, and filled with it's own hope and challenges

Every year is.

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So…

Remember to breathe
to stay safe
stay sane

Smile
and carry and share the hope

whenever you can.