Autumn is a conveyor belt
With an agenda
In a factory where time is weaponized
To make everyone forget
Monotony moves you against your will
And changes you into someone
From the future
The virus will disappear
And so for you it has disappeared
We will stop lynching in the streets
And so there's no reason to get worked up
About history and unpleasant tales
When it's such a beautiful day
We force the children to play outside
And the trees blur, unrecognizable
As the belt lurches on.
Kaitlyn A. Jensen is a writer out of San Diego with a background in law, political science, and philosophy. She earned her J.D. at University of California, Davis, and she is the author of numerous legal articles including Smart Contracts: New Code on the Block (2019) and Drones: Milestones and Unknowns (2018).