10101: my home.

A place of beauty, nature, tranquility,

serene.

And yet here we are.

Victims.

Homelessness, poverty, pride, HIV

AIDS.

Pain. We all know the pain. The emotions involved.

The kidding. The joking. The anger. The sadness.

Because we know deep down

It could happen to all of us.

But here we are.

Sitting.

Unprotected.

Uninvolved.

Saying we're ready or that nothing at all

can be done.

Unreliable.

Unprotected.

Fear.

Ready for nothing

yet

still

here.