Today
I decided to find
a spark of joy,
a light,
life growing
somewhere.
My typical routine
is to check the news
in the morning
to see
what the world is doing,
what philosophical issues
there are to argue or defend,
who is leading us to where,
what calamity has befallen
someone else
trapped behind my phone screen.
But now, I am presented
with the roulette wheel
announcing the new daily number
of the sick and the dead,
higher than it was
just the day before,
some fatalities obvious, as hospitals
stack the body bags
in freezer trucks
that might have otherwise carried
hamburger or ice cream
just a few days ago.
And we hope
the next number is not our own.
Looking for ways to feel safe,
words and acts of defiance,
a prayer, a glance at someone
we trust to stay -at all costs...
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