Doctor Grandma

We have entered

a new reality,

walked into some sci-fi movie

or an old episode of

the Twilight zone,

Is this for real?

Am I dreaming?

Can I wake up now?

Rewind, rewind.

Children can’t play with their friends,

they sit at home and cry,

schools closed,

libraries shut their doors,

no gatherings of more than 10.

We’re in a reality TV show

it’s called, “Who can do this— and not go crazy??”

“YOU WIN the million dollars!”

Because most of us

are about to go nuts.

No NFL, no NBA, no family weddings, parties,

arts events, play dates, restaurants, trips to the ZOO……

ALL cancelled. Until further notice.

We don’t know when the hell this will end.

We pray that children stay unaffected,

we worry over loved ones and friends,

we beg for a vaccine

to get out of quarantine.

But it’s not like we couldn’t see this coming,

it’s not like we weren’t warned,

by documentaries on PBS!

We just didn’t take it seriously.

God help us to find our humanity,

to live as one people on this Earth,

We wonder when this will ever end

so we can begin our lives again,

Yet, this is only the beginning.

Things have to change.

cfblack    03-18-2020

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