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