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What Covid Has Proved To Me

What covid has proved to me,
Is that too many rights could be?
What set covid free,
To do harm to you and me.

Too many rights for me,
Could make me a danger to thee,
When there is a time for me,
To think of how to save thee,
Without giving up rights given to me,
By thee.

Too many rights for you and me,
Makes living long enough to be free,
Difficult for those under three,
When the need to see,
Something bigger than just you and me,
Is the only thing that will save thee,
And give hope for more than just me.

The only right that you and me,
Should agree is more than just for you and me
That should stay with you and me,
Regardless of what the situation might be,
Is the right to be
Treated by the powers that be,
In a way that gives hope to you and me,
That what they put on the screen for you and me,
Will not shorten life for you and me,
Is what will leave us free,
To believe they know what rights will not keep us free,
So, when asserting our rights, we will not be too free.

Copyright © David Smith | Year Posted 2021

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Jan Allison Date: 9/10/2021 4:10:00 PM powerfully penned , who would have thought how our lives would be controlled and the world has been turned upside down by this vile virus. I like the impact of the repeated phrase - have you noticed the irony that the PPE we use is all made in China! hugs Jan xx Login to Reply David Smith Date: 9/11/2021 8:13:00 PM A lot of people make their own here and and face covering can be a simple scarf, the worse thing about face masks is the number just polluting. We make face shields here using 3D printers and NZ designs, to cover shortfalls. Hand sanitisers are being wasted, as soap and water is effective at home and people are just wasting sanitiser. As too much hand sanitiser is no more effective than a smaller amount. I like the foam better. We are lucky here because we do not have so many religious extremists who don't believe in vaccination. Must be hard in US when whole counties can be full of them. Thanks for reading. All the best David in NZ