Crisis

We are figthing two pandemics; cononavirus and stupidity.

What a mess we’ve made

 

We are deep in crisis

 

I feel shame to be here

 

It’s a f*****g crisis

 

The global number of dead appalling

 

Divided levels of government jostling for power

 

Deeper into crisis we fall

 

A mutant virus gutting us

 

Numerous mutations

 

Increasing and fueling the crisis

 

Yet the skies are blue

 

The moon rises and sets

 

Sunrises and sunsets are perfect

 

But the crisis surges

 

Birds are singing

 

Rivers are flowing

 

Snow is falling

 

Some areas almost look normal

 

However we are in crisis

 

We bury our dead

 

Without the usual ceremonies

 

To honour their memories

 

Tally of dead grows minute by minute

 

In this crisis we are too busy to notice

 

That all has changed

 

That things will never again be normal

 

Perhaps our crisis is just beginning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Yes, I feel we are in a crisis. A pandemic which is killing so many. Nothing is normal. I wonder how long it will be before normality returns. However, life goes on. The sun rises, the sun sets. There is still beauty amid the horror and I do see a light at the end of a long dark tunnel. Vaccines are the way out, nothing else will work. A constant reminder of how we took things for granted. Hang in there. I feel your pain.

Chris

[barleygirl]

Couple days ago, I found the perfect photo of skeletal remains of two people in a heart-shaped embrace -- used pic to create a "Hello February" meme on FB . . . punchline: "bringing the USA to half million covid deaths" . . . and NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON liked it (typically I get likes on all my postings). This is a trend. Every time I post about covid, nobody likes & nobody comments (again, I usually get comments on all my postings). This is exactly what you're illustrating in your poem, so creatively -- it's the way people tune out . . . ignoring that we're still in a crisis here! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[MCS]

with the daily news coverage and the shocking numbers of ICU cases and deaths one would think that people would notice and ask themselves AM I DOING ENOUGH TO KEEP MYSELF AND OTHERS SAFE.
Keep posting and screw the unwashed herd of stupidpeople.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, everything is the same and yet it isn't...
we are alive and yet we are not.
our spirits watch the sun rise, but we do not rise with it.
Powerful, Mary
j.

[MCS]

Thank you Jacob, an end to this would be so welcomed about now. You be safe my friend.

[Nix is typing...]

I love how you did this: life goes on, no matter if in crisis or not, nature doesn't care about what goes on in human lives. Well written MCS, I enjoyed the read. :)

100/100

Nix ❤️

[MCS]

Nix, thank you for the read, invite and sharing your thoughts. You are right nature does not care, but we should. Wishing for better times soon.