Line Gauthier Poet Prose

March 2020 Journal Entry

I realized how delusional I was when I was still telling people to have a nice day. But that was only the beginning… The news only got worse.

My pen bone dry. For weeks I had nothing to write. Refusing to address the corona virus aka covid-19. Not wanting to agitate inner feelings and fears. Not allowing the ugly truth to sink in. Quite content to be the ostrich my head in the sand.

Time elapsed tenacious yet painfully slow. The peril instead of dissipating~ multiplying exponentially. Turning a blind eye no longer an option with death at our doorstep. 

They call it the new normal as if there’s anything normal about it. People locked in their houses in fear of contact. Alone and isolated. Filled with anguish.  Clueless as to what the future holds. 

Doing what we can and hoping it’s enough to get by. Hoping for the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~COVID 2020~ 2020

AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on March 31, 2020 for contest QUARANTINE POEMS sponsored by JULIE LEIGH RODEHEAVER  -  RANKED 1ST

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Paula Goldsmith May 16, 2020 at 4:20 PM Congratulations on your win. We have been living in a nightmare. Now, if we could only wake up and make it all go away. Enjoy your day and win........ Line Gauthier May 16, 2020 at 8:12 PM I'm with you, Paula ~

Neethu Sivaraj Adiyoli May 14, 2020 at 12:32 AM True and honest lines. Congratulations on your top win :) Line Gauthier May 14, 2020 at 1:14 AM Much appreciated, Neethu.

Eve Roper May 13, 2020 at 10:23 PM Back with congratulations on your win . Hugs Eve Line Gauthier May 13, 2020 at 10:41 PM Thanks, Eve. Much appreciated.

John Watt May 13, 2020 at 2:32 PM Poignant, honest, and true, congrats on your top placement, Line. Looking at your postings, I'm happy to see writer's block has been relieved since you wrote this ~ John Line Gauthier May 13, 2020 at 10:42 PM Thanks, John. Much appreciated.

James Inman April 2, 2020 at 11:10 AM I can feel the fear and doubt in your words Line. Well written. Line Gauthier April 2, 2020 at 2:50 PM Thank you so much, James.

Timothy Mcguire April 1, 2020 at 10:26 PM Well spoken and many people like me are scared Line Gauthier April 2, 2020 at 9:37 AM It's the people who aren't scared who are scary... but somehow we need to live each moment to the fullest.

Julie Achilles April 1, 2020 at 9:56 AM there is always light at the end of the tunnel- please believe- we will come through this-together my dear Line, keep safe, Julie Line Gauthier April 1, 2020 at 11:52 AM Absolutely, Julie. Keep safe.

Ilene Bauer March 31, 2020 at 9:09 AM i think we can all relate to this one, line! you've expressed it very well. i think the worst part is not knowing when (or if) we'll ever see that light at the end of the tunnel... Line Gauthier March 31, 2020 at 11:40 AM So true, Ilene. Best wishes going out to everyone to stay safe and sane.

Maria Williams March 31, 2020 at 6:16 AM Never in the history of man has anything like this ever happened. Its left us, each and every one of us is feeling shell shocked. There is no other way to describe it. You are so right Line with this line... Turning a blind eye no longer an option with death at our doorstep. Wonderful in the sad intensity of it all. You have written this wonderfully. Good luck in the contest....Maria Hugs Panagiota Romios March 31, 2020 at 10:59 PM Maria, oh yes there was, the bubonic plague and the Spanish Flu. Read how many diesd then. I am one who weeps for the dead. But~ will not give my soul to doom and gloom. It's our challenge to be bigger than the monster. We can make it through! I get insulted for saying so? You bet, and called names? That's worse than the virus. PR Line Gauthier March 31, 2020 at 8:37 AM Thank you so much, Maria. It certainly is a nightmare we can't shake.

Eve Roper March 30, 2020 at 11:48 PM Your feelings did immerse out in this one, Line. Very well said emotional to open human eyes. It's funny that you remark on fear. I was so ill for almost a month and everything my doctor was giving me wasn't working, until the last batch of meds. I could feel how my husband felt those last few months. I am not frighten anymore. But, I do wish people out there were more compassionate and giving instead of being so very selfish. Stay safe Line Gauthier March 31, 2020 at 12:57 AM I have not felt the fear so much as today ~ my husband and I were out for 5 hours making our way to/from the hospital for his cancer treatment. I did not feel safe as we needed to use public transit. We were never so glad to get home again. Everyone feels their own very different kind of fear. As the shock wears off I think we will be hearing more and more of the good stories. I think it's great that the news are making a considerable effort to broadcast good news stories.

Timothy Mcguire March 30, 2020 at 11:06 PM So true Miss Line. I am house bound and I am scared. Line Gauthier March 31, 2020 at 12:52 AM Home is the safest place to be. We can't be cautious enough for our contacts with groceries and other essential outings~ needing to clean every surface and keeping our distances.

Kim Rodrigues March 30, 2020 at 10:51 PM Me too...hoping for the light at the end of the tunnel...phew! But foe now we soldier on! Line Gauthier March 31, 2020 at 12:49 AM Absolutely, Kim. We're all in the same boat.