Pretend

April 29, 2022 Shelby Park, East Nashville, TN



Every world pretends it’s the only world

Every sun pretends it’s the only star

Every day pretends it’s a lifetime

Every dusk pretends there is no dawn

Every night pretends it’s death

Every morning pretends it’s risen again

Every life pretends it’s the only life

Every moment pretends it isn’t the same moment

Every future pretends it hasn’t happened

Every past pretends it went somewhere

Every somewhere pretends it’s not here

Every here pretends there’s something there which needs to be done

Every this pretends it’s not that

Every something pretends it’s not everything

But it is

Everywhere is here

Everything is now

I don’t want to pretend anymore