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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

Date: 5/16/2020 4:20:00 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
Date: 5/16/2020 8:12:00 PM

I'm with you, Paula ~

Neethu Sivaraj Adiyoli

Date: 5/14/2020 12:32:00 AM

True and honest lines. Congratulations on your top win :)

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/14/2020 1:14:00 AM

Much appreciated, Neethu.

Eve Roper

Date: 5/13/2020 10:23:00 PM

Back with congratulations on your win . Hugs Eve

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/13/2020 10:41:00 PM

Thanks, Eve. Much appreciated.

John Watt

Date: 5/13/2020 2:32:00 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
Date: 5/13/2020 10:42:00 PM

Thanks, John. Much appreciated.

James Inman

Date: 4/2/2020 11:10:00 AM

I can feel the fear and doubt in your words Line. Well written.

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/2/2020 2:50:00 PM

Thank you so much, James.

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 4/1/2020 10:26:00 PM

Well spoken and many people like me are scared

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/2/2020 9:37:00 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

Date: 4/1/2020 9:56:00 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
Date: 4/1/2020 11:52:00 AM

Absolutely, Julie. Keep safe.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 3/31/2020 9:09:00 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
Date: 3/31/2020 11:40:00 AM

So true, Ilene. Best wishes going out to everyone to stay safe and sane.

Maria Williams

Date: 3/31/2020 6:16:00 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
Date: 3/31/2020 10:59:00 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
Date: 3/31/2020 8:37:00 AM

Thank you so much, Maria. It certainly is a nightmare we can't shake.

Eve Roper

Date: 3/30/2020 11:48:00 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
Date: 3/31/2020 12:57:00 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

Date: 3/30/2020 11:06:00 PM

So true Miss Line. I am house bound and I am scared.

Line Gauthier
Date: 3/31/2020 12:52:00 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

Date: 3/30/2020 10:51:00 PM

Me too...hoping for the light at the end of the tunnel...phew! But foe now we soldier on!

Line Gauthier
Date: 3/31/2020 12:49:00 AM

Absolutely, Kim. We're all in the same boat.