It's right there! (apparently)

IT’S RIGHT THERE! (APPARENTLY) (E A D G A D, capo 6)

Every moment incrementally beats louder than the last. You hardly notice until the thud, thud, thud stops.

It’s right there! It’s right here! some geezer from Birmingham shouts.

And then everything resets.

Like fog in the morning lifting. Where darkness melts.

Trees breathe a sigh of relief and the birds sing.

 

Where two cars meet head-on on the highway. Where a bomb is dropped on a quiet neighbourhood. Where a young woman is raped and killed in a park in the city.

 

Where the sun shines even though the forecast said rain. Where the water is warm and you know you’re loved. Where the waves crash on the sand and the grass pokes its head from the soil.

 

And Apparently is all that they said. Well, apparently, it’s all fucked beyond repair. Well, if that’s what is happening we might as well try to be happy.

I know it’s not that easy but I’ll try to make you happy.