Morbid Silence
Dappled twilight etches broken shadows
Wandering mountain breeze rustles the leaves
Last flocks of birds wing back to their nests
Evening turns grey with the sun sneaking out of sight
Mind too darkens with fears illusory and real
Emotionally drained and heart broken
Feeling trapped and ensnared in the confines of homes
Life is no longer the way it used to be
An unseen killer- Corona virus is striding nonchalant
Dust of silence settles on cobalt streets
They lie vacant without the thud of hurrying feet
People lock inside, grateful for just being alive
Without a touch, a hug or even a word of farewell
Human bodies are licked by flames in forlorn pyres
Sadly they are deserted as contagious garbage
Unclaimed even by the nearest, demanding quick disposal
Night seems endless, caught in a web of diabolic desolation
All that surrounds is silence and we play a losing game
At what point in time will this maze come to a stop?
When will we come out from whirls of dark to swirls of light?
31 Dec. 2021
Corona virus( Covid. 19) Poetry Contest
Sponsor- Robert James Liguori
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