I have no witty remarks
To soften the blows of 2020
Happy wishes feels futile
When prayers are ongoing
Goals and plans feel foolish
With a world of uncertainty
All we can do is choose
To be wiser and kinder
To keep our faith and hope
To resolve not to give up
Together

Waiting for the call

To unlock the answer

Was your worry justified

Trying to think positive

Praying for a negative

Endlessly trying

To harness an illness

As unpredictable

As my first love was

I hope to see you

On the other side Of Shawshank

Ice cold beer is on me

Free as uncaged birds

No space between us

Breathing in ocean air

Our hearts will sing

Our redemption song

Illness is a lonely business

Assuring others you are fine

Desperately simultaneously

Needing them there with you

While praying to be left alone

She was a shadow

Of her former self

I held her frail hand

Watching her favorite film

She fell asleep before Dorothy got to Oz

I gazed at the wilted roses

In her handcrafted vase

It was not summer anymore

I would soon have to watch

Seasons pass without her

Pandemic Daze

The month

The day

The hour

The minute

A constant blur

With one exception

The year

My summer flew by

Full of magic every year

Except for this one

Good news can stun you

Disorient you even

As the peace sinks in

I miss everything

I took for granted last year

If I only knew

I am not feeling well
Said or heard
Shudder inducing
In these pandemic days

When you find yourself

Broken and beaten down

Beyond the reach of hope

Look to the sky

It’s beauty will rescue you

This is for those

Battling depression

Grappling with anxiety

Struggling to sleep

Trying to keep their chin up

Trying to find the positive

Trying to stay connected

Forging their way through

Who do not tell a soul

How much they are suffering

For a mountain of reasons

Know that you are not alone

Years from now we will all

Have powerful stories to tell

Of making it through this

We are living them now

Is it you or me

We should be in love by now

What a mystery

She can be ice cold

Or so full of love and warmth

Your cold heart defrosts

You will gain nothing

By expressing your concern

Radio silence

You choose to tune out

What you prefer not to hear

Tell me the reason

If it is frightening
To tell him that you love him
He is not your love

Just let your heart be
Stop trying to control it
Let it take the lead

In the quiet night
She dances inside my heart
As I fall for her

What should I tell her
Here in magical limbo
On the brink of love

Her indifference
Her absence of jealousy
Perplexes my heart

Look up to the stars
When you are lost and lonely
Millions of wishes granted
Floating above you
Shrug off the timeline
Dare to believe
Wish for our miracle

In times of intense stress
I think we all return to our default settings
Our better selves dissolve

Pandemic Daze
The month
The day
The hour
The minute
A constant blur
With one exception
The year