on gaslighting

I wrote to you
with my concerns and fears
for our collective future
(the children's too)
waited for your reply

I waited for you
to phone or call by
for a discussion
on how we might work it
through

I got your response
woven through my lines
explaining
you'd done everything
you could

I was grateful to be told
everything possible
was possible and was good
if everyone else does everything
that in your opinion they should

~

n.b. Are we employing the wrong people to run things? Why is it us not following their instructions, not them not listening?

Loving being back at work tbh; it’s a gas.

CLP 30/03/2022