Well, we want to just keep
living our lives,
but the problem is
a little more light
has made us lose the illusion,
and we can’t quite conjure it up

And what we thought were
the solid pillars upon which
our lives rested,
are not even there —
we’re still standing on something
but we don’t know what.

What we thought was true —
very little of it is still relevant
(this comes, we find,
as a relief in many ways)

And we realize we still want
to get on with learning and growing,
which will still be possible,
even if all the landmarks have changed.

©Wendy Mulhern
January 30, 2017