Dissociation

The inability of people to connect with the current state of climate collapse is incomprehensible to me. I am astounded that they will not accept the gravity of the situation and take meaningful action.  

Sinking disappointment envelops me when I contemplate the disgraceful state we find ourselves in. I meander through my perspective of reality but for others the option seems to have been removed. 

To proceed I immerse myself in periods of meaningful mindfulness and deliberate disconnection. I allow my mind to drift into the ether. My consciousness floats away like rising smoke and disperses into the atmosphere. In that moment, I cease to exist; I become a detached observer. I am both present and absent, a paradox of existence. 

There comes a point where I must remind myself to breathe and blink it anchors me and I am drawn back into my body, into the present moment.