awash

awash

I’m awash 
in headlines, snippets
of gossip at the store
yet another executive order
cutting this, closing that
his Sharpie signature
a stuttering cardiogram

friends gobsmacked
foes sniggering
citizens baffled
by his slashing  

for peace of heart
I ramble Blackberry Lane
noting songbirds’ rustle
clouds forming, 
dissolving
Acacia’s resin scent
floating on air