It is what it is

Can I give you a heads up I ask

This can’t be right

That someone should have to wait

Before things can be put right

Wait for no reason but wait

This only leads to despair

It is what it is you said

Same oil cliche I heard

And then you added

I hear what you are saying

Left me looking at you

Wait till I hear you say

This ain’t your call

But it is what it is

You said again

And I persisted

This can’t be right

That someone should have to wait

Before things can be put right

Wait for no reason but wait

This only leads to despair

It is what it is said apathy

This can’t be right said despair

Free Palestine artwork at Jardin de las Tres Xemeneies, Barcelona. Mantra written in May 2024