A Time for Healing
She stands at the station
luggage at her feet
waiting for
waiting for
waiting for no one to meet
starting a new existence
away from pandemic freak show
no more looking back
the train was moving
she is moving
file an address change
life change
overwhelmed and terrified
information overload.
no more looking back
knock, knock, knock
only see
can't see
must see
knock, knock, knock
on her new front door
no more looking back
knock, knock, knock
opportunity is knocking
beckoning her
to spellbinding
and to strength
to a mirrored beauty\
to colorful absurdity
away from freak show antics
from stories she's not written
no more looking back
to a time for new life
to a time for new love
to a time for healing
no more looking back
Crazy Quilt of 2020
From the palindrome of 1-20 -21
there is no more looking back
Hindsight is 2020
there was so much to be done
Early on the Covid
and that river of denial
hoarding PPE and masks
toilet paper, paper towels
Clorox even Spam
six feet social distancing
even when in passing
restaurants closed, and shopping malls
record numbers out of jobs
records numbers line for food banks
quarantined and sheltered in our homes
those who can work by remote
the children go to school by google
and by zoom
only 10 people in your safety bubble
still the deaths grow higher
trucks for morgues line the streets
frontline workers reuse their masks
as they intubate the dying
so much lying and fake news
alternative realities
and educated folk
buy this s*** sinker, line and hook.
Then came the 8 seconds
George Floyd took to die
I cannot breathe I cannot breathe
Mass protests took to the streets
Armed police shot and tear gassed
Moms, elderly, and standers-by.
A photo op in front of church
just for PR sake.
Finally November 3
a new leader chosen by the people
no concession only lawsuits
each day we inch much closer
Court has struck down lawsuits
throwing out lots of ballots
No Thanksgiving for families
no Christmas either.
So much defiance of rules
Vaccine is on the horizon
This is a year that will be told
to the grandkids
A true Ripley's Believe it or Not
After 1/20/21 I am praying
a calm will settle the land.
So many believe the outrageous lies
and assaults on democracy
So many going to bed hungry
so many out on the streets
It will take many a moon to recover
get back to peace in the land
peace in our hears
so we walk hand in hand.
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