you are not alone

early in the film
I questioned my choice

should I turn this off?

drama averse
I’m selective
over what I allow in

aware
I become what I eat

perhaps some scenes
stepped in time with memories
let go of
long ago

---

I
hung
on

to
film’s
end

and I’m glad I did

because if you look beyond
the drama

Hillbilly Elegy
reminds

for
better
or
worse

we are all in this
together

and our choices
to embrace
light over dark
matter

for us all