‘The New Normal’?

In days of sadness,
In days of loss,
We share our problems,
But at what cost?

With social distance
Alone, together
We try resistance
To viral weather.

And yet by breathing
Instead of living
We spread contagion
So unforgiving.

It fells the old ones,
It fells the young
It fells the strong ones
And it’s not done.

A curse has fallen
On all the land
Without a cure
It’s out of hand.

What Fiend beguiles us
What anger riles us
To selfish ways
To ‘normal’ days?

There’s no returning
Despite our yearning
The forward motion
O’er rules emotion.

Why then so careless,
Do we just care less,
We want our freedom,
But is it best?

These are enigmas
Which we must ponder,
Avoiding stigmas
That make us wander.

Is our foresight
2020
Or is there reason
For cautions plenty?

BW3 April 27, 2020