PANIC TIME

All the arrogance, the blaming, the lies 
and accusations suddenly become nothing
All eyes are on the virus and the unknown results of it
Outcomes based on historic facts cannot be relied on

People are worried about the stock market
Worried about having enough drugs
Wonder if the food supply chain will be interrupted
Whether there will be enough water and energy
 
No one seems to have faith in our resolve
A few days ago, in places of worship, there was joy
Now, a few days later, the power and grace of God are forgotten

People listen to news reports which mostly 
downplay the President
He did not create the virus and was criticized for 
acting prudently four weeks ago

Stopping the flights from China was not 
the political correct thing to do
Now, hindsight tells us that it was a very intelligent move
This to the dismay of the fake news media
 
Whoopy Goldberg does not know which part of her body to grab in her disgust
Chris Matthews retires from broadcasting the associated press scripts
Journalism for him ended many years ago; he was just a spokesman

Seems he did something in the past that is not acceptable in today’s world
If only are two nice words.  If only he had done investigative reporting
Looked for the truth and delivered it to the people in his upbeat style

He was incompatible, in my opinion, with the truth
No move shivers will be running up his leg
 
His heroes have vanished; hiding out; 
hoping against hope that they won’t be discovered
Their damage has been done and they want to be home free
Justice does not move as quickly as we would like
 
We, collectively, are feeling sorry for ourselves
Why does this Coronavirus stuff have to happen?
The winter was bad enough; snow, drifts, storms, and tornados
Haven’t we suffered enough is the question
 
I think of the people in Haiti, Syria, Nigeria, 
Yemen, Israel, Sudan, and Central America
What is our suffering compared to theirs; 
we have been given no insight to their plight
We have much to be thankful for but many times 
cannot be reconciled to understand this
 
There will be a day when we are all held to account
Will we be able to stand and say that we did our best?
Or will we point to others and shift our share of the blame?

Time will tell; and there is still enough time to do what is right
Deep silent joy comes from the sincere giving of ourselves
 
Stanski
March 3, 2020 ^