river

muddling through every way
with a pressing need to move
away all the time
worrying at barriers
even as tendrils snake around
after solutions have been found
isnt enough to hear your sweet voice
without the depth of surround sound
how do they slice it
into timetables, montage
dole it out with ads
decide which journeys matter
(the ones that make it, off course)
bottle it and brine it
force it sideways and pretend
it isnt constantly worrying
the way it used to be