In a turbulent world we see it all
Five hundred million spent on a campaign
Death at the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia
Over three hundred murders so far in 2020 in Tijuana, Mexico
Searches for the lowest vacation rates.
I think of the advertisements for Barbados
This in the midst of the Corona Virus scare
News announcers speaking of sanctuary cities,
Almost endorsing them
Criminals caught, tried and released only to return to their criminal life
Jamaica is selling pleasure vacations. Life goes on
It is what they do for a living, for jobs and an income
They present peaceful living which is good
I think of the millions of refugees worldwide, starving and thirsty;
Separated by default from infants and young children
Starving to death at the rate of 18 per day
I ache at the sight of churches being destroyed by bombs or fire
Religious beings being slaughtered while
Vacationers enjoy food, drink and evening fires around a cozy pit
The images of having fun are enticing and at the same time
Topics of sex traffic, drug traffic and illegal aliens are upsetting
We hear of the luxury vacations, then threats to Supreme Court Justices
We get excited about fun on the sunny islands
Then upset about online sex predators
We hear crimes are increasing; misery in the country of Venezuela
Tornado damage and death in central Tennessee
Cruise ships are being quarantined for weeks
A six story hospital for the quarantined collapses
Life goes on and people plan
They have earned their respite and we do not blame them
We worry about not having the ingredients for essential drugs
And other items of necessity and then listen to
Political fighting, accusations and lying
The irony of it all
Stanski
March 8, 2020 ^
Steve Haarman 