Just next

Waiting
As always

For your attention
For your recognition
For your trust
For your ear
For that god damn mic to get passed to me

Other problems open your eyes
Other problems touch your heart
I heard you cry for it
I see you talk endlessly about it
I sense your agitation
Your empathy, cries and compassion

My cry is forgettable
My dissent only causes traffic jams
My wounds are disgusting
you don’t want to touch it
You don’t even want to look at it
‘Ignore and snore’ is how you deal with it

There is always something else important
Something always gets more weightage
Irrespective of the continued blood and carnage,
My story is always, just next

Go on, keep doing what you do
Write, learn, talk about that other, more important thing

That stupid statement
That funny leader
That charismatic actor and their cute kid
That problem in some other country
New trend on Twitter
Or new viral video on TikTok

There is always something else to chase
My stories are like a soul mirror,
you can’t see your own ugly face