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Wednesday, 28 September 2022

This is life

 I remember the first day 

The first time

The exact  place 

The precise moment 

The reason

I had to go, out wearing a mask.


I felt a trifle strange 

Rather embarrassed and odd

Believing all eyes would be on me.

In reality

No one bothered.

In fact

Most looked away

Or down at their feet

Believing everyone was looking at them!


A cough or a sneeze spelt danger

A sore throat or a cold spelt doom

Add in a body ache for good measure 

And you were avoided

Like the plague.


Days moved into weeks and

Weeks into  months- years

Masks and gloves were hot topics

And no one left the house 'uncovered'


The pandemic ruled

With a ferocity unparalleled 

In our lifetime.

It was hell and mayhem interwoven 

And humanity was at it's wits end.


Those afflicted

Were not sure if

They would live to see another sunrise 

Many didn't. 

Tears, lamenting, gnashing of teeth

Death.


And then today

I felt the joy of going maskless at last!

Suddenly 

There is a sense of freedom

Of immense relief 

I hope it lasts.


But many are  still wary

Still on their guard

Still not sure 

And who can blame them?

We have had it bad


'He is on a ventilator'

'She is critical'

' He has been admitted to hospital'

'She is no more'

Sentences that left us reeling

Words that left us speechless.


It will take time

To come to terms with 

What we have been through 

It will take time and courage

To go maskless 

It will take time

But it will happen

We will heal 

This is how things work 

This is life.


MG

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