breath masked, faces huddle on Zoom watch lives fade from every room bedridden people who can't pay the rent another day use less, resource all spent distanced lovers texting, were once one lonely man in ICU, family all gone old mother anguished, measures withdrawn senior citizens recall they were young cold-hearted mine that wafts in flight spiked horns threaten without sight red becomes blue and yellow turns white but we must decide which path is right and whether future, a foregone conclusion © Dave Lego 2020-05-08
Bio:
the hard truth is, it’s sweet
the sweet truth is, it’s hard
Donation Appeal:
Throughout June and July, we will be presenting on this web site work by poets and artists responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope you will find these works relevant, comforting and inspiring as we all cope with the economic and health-related fallout.
As you view the work on this site each day, we would like to encourage you to donate to the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC). Their mission “ is to feed our neighbors in need by providing dignified access to supplemental groceries. AFAC is seeing a record number of families due to the COVID-19 pandemic as families who never thought they would ever be in need are now showing up at our doors for much needed food.” And, in keeping with our hunger-focused efforts, you may also want to visit the Poetry X Hunger website where poems by many poets are posted and are being used by anti-hunger organizations.”
Please consider donating to AFAC. If you do, let us know which poet or artist inspired you so we can send you a personal thank you.
