As I See It

The comments rattled off.

“It won’t last long.”

“It’s just like a flu.”

“Here today, gone tomorrow.”

“Drink bleach, it’ll make it go away.”

The actions taken.

Doctors, nurses, first responders,

working around the clock

to save as many lives possible,

putting themselves in harm’s way.

Things we had to do.

Social-distancing, hard for many,

families, friends, separated by all this,

wear masks,

praying for a back to normal routine.

Protesters protest, but more like mob rule.

Comgress can’t decide the right thing to do,

a president who has no clue,

a society coming unraveled,

and new life is born into uncertain tmes.

The comments still filter the air.

The healthy still still get sick and die,

responders still responding,

families still torn apart,

and the old normal will never be the same.