Every so often, when this new abnormal becomes unbearable,
I feel the urge to do something familiar, something known, something
that used to provide pleasure,
and I head out with my husband or a friend into the mild, sunny day to
have scones and tea in a country coffee shop.
I try to emulate past behaviours by revisiting old haunts and travelling
familiar roads
yet the enjoyment evaporates with every mask I see walking along the
road,
with every ‘no mask, no entry’ sign,
with the hesitance of strangers to even engage in conversation with
someone they do not know,
the sun loses its warmth,
the air becomes thick and unbreathable when I see a child behind a
mask,
and the scenic valley only evokes sadness when the comparison between
the beauty around us and the evil committed against humanity becomes a stark
reminder of the oppression imposed on us,
hope dissolves when I think of my 25-year old son who has his life
ahead of him,
under what conditions????? under who’s rule????? to what end?????
The vaccination is a line I will not cross, I have lived, for that I’m
grateful,
our children have not!
The unfairness of this all, this dehumanising of humankind,
the subjugation of having to wear a mask that must be endured,
the shutting down of societies ways, relinquishing human contact,
the removal of freedom of movement, freedom of thought, freedom of
speech, every freedom you can think of!!!!
tears me up inside, because the tunnel is so, so very dark,
resistance is meagre, the fight ahead a vital one, one I hope will
come,
because I would rather go out fighting than become a slave to a bunch
of delusional egomaniacs,
who believe themselves elevated above the rest of humanity and governments,
who are themselves slaves to the $ and to power,
their minds tainted with insanity,
who feel they have the right to mould this plane to their
specifications,
who believe themselves to be gods.
No, my sadness is inherent, as is my fighting spirit,
and I pray for courage for the day which will surely come
when I will stand face to face with evil,
may I be bold enough to speak my truth,
brave enough to stand by my belief
and strong enough to do what is necessary.
This too shall pass.
ReplyDeleteYou expressed it all so well. What have we given up? Almost everything.
ReplyDeletevery well put. what a relief it was to see a business with a sign on the door asking to remove mask when entering. i asked when i went in and the person said "isnt it nice to be asked to take off your ask for a change" i thought to myself "yes it is" He proceeded to tell me about robberies in the area by masked hooded individials.they decided their safety from evil people outweighed the virus
ReplyDeletei was entering a store in my town the other day and there was a sign on the door asking to remove your mask. They had something I needed so I went in. The person said isn’t it weird to be asked to take off your mask and I realized how strange it was and like it was such a freeing experience. Found out they had been robbed by a masked person with a hat on too. They had enough!
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