waiting for lift off

by Fred Aiken

i really hope you 
haven’t been waiting for me to continue,

because if i’m being perfectly honest,
i have no idea what’s going on half the time,
strike that,
i never know what’s going on,

this is just being made up 
as i go, with little direction
as to where it’s all headed,
but if we’re being perfectly honest,
and i do feel like i can trust you, somewhat,
i don’t think 

any-one is driving this ship,
or perhaps the map
got lost at sea, long, long ago