i have run out of words

I find no more meaning in forest floors 

in crushed leaves pressed between finger tips 

in magnanimousity or trepidation 

The most popular words 

just say stuff we all want to hear 

without truth or consequence

Here is the bright white of 

‘it's their fault not yours' 

in 1080p for you to stream

the soothing sounds of 

'you did your best' 

played on loop in a break room 

the soft touch of 

'gods love will make you famous 

and fix your credit' in a throw blanket

the comforting flavor of 

'you can be whatever you want to be' 

in a magazine 

in poetry 

in prose

in chicken soup for the soul