Contrary to today's psychology
Enk Shuss majored in Anthropology
Though not very practical
Anthro proved quite tactical
Enk's the new head of Criminology
The sunshine casts on
The sea, the ground, your face
The sunshine climbs
The tree tops, the lamp poles, the roofs
The sunshine penetrates into
The doors, the windows, your eyes
Please wake up, man
To receive
The first ray of daybreak
The glory from the universe
Don't hestitate, man
To every cloud, there is a silver lining
To every wish, there is a way
To every man, there is a 24-hours-day
*HHS Secretary Alex Azar says the U.S. time is closing, to control the spread
The U.S. has reached an all-time high, of Covid cases from the start
We may lose control of the spread, any last grip falling apart
It would sweep through every state, when you think of it this way
Overwhelm hospitals, from every direction, filling up day to day
Then we would return to the beginning of a shut down
That had everyone complaining to start with, in each town
None of this makes any sense, as today we watch each crowd
Fill up streets side by side, all together screaming loud
I’ve always said, the virus will prove the truth over all
But, it’s unbearable to watch it, contribute to America’s fall
Heidi Sands
6/28/20
sun climbs upward
an obsolete clock
ticking loudly
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Herodotus climbs ladder of history
Every time he does it he falls off
But he does not break his back
And does not lose scrolls of Ulysses
As historian I too love ladder climbing
But do you know how many times,
Pericles has broken my neck?
And snatched my scrolls of history?
**He climbs so high above the sky I'm afraid he can't come down
**And yet, why should he descend at all if he is likely to wear a frown?
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