Longing to hunker down

How can we stay present 

To what’s here, what’s now, 

When every cell within us is asking, 

“What next? 

What’s the next catastrophe heading this way, 

And how can I prepare? What must we do?” 

With no clear path before us, 

We long to hunker down 

And just wait out the coming storm; 

Whatever lies in wait on the horizon.