Bubble of a Guess, & Love Would Help

—on the Ukraine affair and lunatics

the saying is: there’s no time like the present
the truth is: there’s no time but the present
the rub is: what to do with the present?
there’s no reliable answer to that
it’s all conjecture
that’s what we’re stuck with, guesses,
some more educated than others
but guesses nonetheless—
our existential condition

when we painted ourselves into an atomic corner
we upped the anti by megatons—
regardless, whatever we decide will be
determined by the bubble of a guess,
or a wish and a prayer
Dominus nobiscum, big time,
and the absence of lunatics,
not to mention that in any case
love would help, while hate
will bite to the bitter end; but
that’s already been covered here
in the line about lunatics


Jim Culleny, 3/13/22 / 08/24/22