At the same time we are being “socially distant” – we are grappling with deeply rooted issues that can be tough to talk about. That was the inspiration for this Typewriter Rodeo poem.
Uncomfortable Conversations
I can like and retweet
From my comfy couch
Think I’ve softly made
A difference
But until I go out
Talk to that family member or friend
(I know the one)
Until I stop letting those comments
Slide
Until then we all just stay
Stuck
Me in my easy chair
Others in places
Not so simple
Or safe.
And maybe that’s how
We want it.
Or maybe it’s time
For those of us who’ve been
Cozy
To get up
To get a bit
Uncomfortable
Like so many others
Have always been.
