I am the People, the Mob

This is my favorite poem by Carl Sandburg ever:

I AM the people--the mob--the crowd--the mass.
Do you know that all the great work of the world is
done through me?
I am the workingman, the inventor, the maker of the
world's food and clothes.
I am the audience that witnesses history. The Napoleons
come from me and the Lincolns. They die. And
then I send forth more Napoleons and Lincolns.
I am the seed ground. I am a prairie that will stand
for much plowing. Terrible storms pass over me.
I forget. The best of me is sucked out and wasted.
I forget. Everything but Death comes to me and
makes me work and give up what I have. And I
forget.
Sometimes I growl, shake myself and spatter a few red
drops for history to remember. Then--I forget.
When I, the People, learn to remember, when I, the
People, use the lessons of yesterday and no longer
forget who robbed me last year, who played me for
a fool--then there will be no speaker in all the world
say the name: "The People," with any fleck of a
sneer in his voice or any far-off smile of derision.
The mob--the crowd--the mass--will arrive then.

http://carl-sandburg.com/i_am_the_people_the_mob.htm

Worry and Angst

I sit and wonder

Is this right?

Was this the decision i wanted to make?

Too late to turn back

No more options

The hurt builds

But its the hole I'm more worried bout

The hole that even when filled with tears is still empty

The hole that remains barren

Are you ok?

I worry

But I no longer know

I've been cut off

It's not in my hands

They say love is universal

Everyone can feel it

Can you feel how much I love you?

Do you know how much I love you?

Can you understand how much I love you?

You never have

You never will

I can't make you understand

You're alone

I'm alone

Why can't you see it?

I cry

I sleep

I move on

Have you?

Can you?

How much does forgiveness cost?

Can either of us forgive?

I hope I can

Cause I miss you

But can you?

Can I forgive myself?

I will be ok

You will be too

eventually

We'll meet down the road

Smile

Understand

And continue walking together

Active Invisibility

Standing still, silent

constantly observing

slowly starting to fade from view

wisp by wisp