In Context of What’s Going On

There was a fashion,
Fifteen years ago,
Before the onset

Of that recession,
To hyper-focus
On present moments,

To say the best hope
Was already now—
Away with context!

If anything, now,
Fifteen years later,
Is context obsessed.

Any meaning must
Come from grave concern
At every moment

On this road to hell.
Can we get off, please?
We’re too far off track.

We must turn aside.
We need to go back.
There’s no going back.

What’s going goes on,
After its fashion,
No fashion stops that.