More photos below the poem 詩の下に他の写真あり

I Was Crushed I Was Lost

Thinking of Africa
I sat and ordered
a deluxe veggie burger and fries
and when it came I ate but
I was crushed I was lost

Thinking of Ukraine
I order a computer part
got the old machine up and running but still
I was crushed I was lost

Thinking of Palestine and Israel
I paid my NHK broadcast fee
for my old TV to see disasters and again
I was crushed I was lost

Thinking of immigrant refugees
I got another COVID vaccine and had
a two-day hangover in the comfort of my own home
I was crushed I was lost

Thinking of the warming planet
I paid my car’s exorbitant shaken inspection fee
filled the tank with gas and drove away
I was crushed I was lost

Thinking local
I waved to dear friends in need
who are fighting not to die but to live
I was crushed I was lost

Trying to think or not to think
about the world news
I eat my needed breakfast
believing I am too thin to
skip meals even in solidarity…
nearly broken
I am crushed I am lost

Thinking of nothing
Thinking of everything
I bathe in morning sunrises
grateful for these peaceful moments
in that Light
I am crushed I am lost.