The world never stops turning
Starbucks lines stay filled
The roads are not abandoned
Groceries come with sanitized screens
Or a package left at your door
Liquor consumed by the gallons
Cigarettes available at will
Gas is guzzled
Family stops by
Shouting from their car
Greetings are exchanged by strangers
In parks
On bike paths
In essential stores and streets
Humanitarian hospitality escapes death
Connection grows through separation
Water keeps pumping
Rivers are dammed
The lights stay on
Famine kills millions
The wars keep raging
No quarantine for the bullets
Pestilence is surging
Death is at your door
And the world keeps turning
About the Creator
Daniel J. Guercio
Is it true, or the illusion of truth?
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