Advance Notice - Worriers

Every day’s another test

Who’s it gonna be this time?

It’s hard to learn to expect

When it should come as a surprise

I can’t spend my time

Avoiding tougher stories

I’m only used to just one thing

Life comes without a warning

This is not a joke at my expense

It’s hard enough just to speak up and say it

Preface this by saying

Disclaimer: We can’t have that here

A conversation ongoing

But you say nothing

Want to disappear

Apologies too often

So much for inclusion

So much for safe here

How you walk through the world:

It’s a matter of comfort

It’s a matter of skill

This is not a joke at my expense

It’s hard enough just to speak up and say it

So we will bear witness