Christopher Flaherty Poet Free verse

Lockdown Update

20th October 2020

Daily Covid-19 Virus Update 

Status - High Alert
Lockdown
Tier 3 
Maximum possible restrictions

We've listened and are following
the Science

And here what i hold aloft in my 
hand are the most up to date 
current statistics numbers and
figures report

And the facts or reason or the basis
we have taken or made our decision
upon 

1 in 240 has contacted the virus
Or
239 do not have it whereas 1 does

And afterwards every member of
a live studio when asked responded
wow that's a lot

So 1 by definition or is a means of
defining what a lot is then 1 equates
to a lot

But then i thought to myself if
by way of means i choose a
different context to use or
do the maths without the use
of paranoia or sense of panic 

I said if i had $240 and gave
just a one single $1

Which of us would you say had
would be defined or the definition
of a lot 

You with your $1 
Or
Me with my $239

So if or in what we are lead to
believe is to be taken on face 
value that every single life or 
death is a hell of a lot

Then this virus has achieved 
over a very short period of time
what no one could before this
virus did exist

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Jan Allison October 20, 2020 at 2:34 PM thought provoking piece Christopher, we are so lucky on our Island to be deemed covid free... the world is is a state of chaos its a scary place indeed:-( hugs jan xx Jan Allison October 20, 2020 at 3:51 PM to be honest Chris there doesn't seem like there is ever going to be an end to it the politicians are running about like headless chickens and trumpetry is pretending he is superman and the virus is getting out of control:-( hugs jan xx Christopher Flaherty October 20, 2020 at 2:59 PM Scary isn't it indeed Jan and not just at present but what awaits us all when this is all finally over and done with Jan i think is the scariest of all of this . We are going to rebuild and have to start from scratch. It was just my way of merely observing or coming at something from a different angle or context. Thank you very much for your thoughts Jan