Family is important.
Seeing and hugging members is crucial.
Yet a hug could be fatal.
Wearing a mask is vital to limit the spread.
Yet you can not eat properly with one on.
So where do you draw the line?
Go?
or tell everyone
sorry, maybe next year?
If they do not think the precautions are worth it
I would suggest seeing them through the computer only.
Normal has been subverted.
Chaos is keeping us locked.
Fear drives us insane
and no one is safe
although some may be immune.
Society watches the signs
and when the sky falls
the children are left behind.
Forever.
It begins with a visit for the soul.
A good friend who sits apart
and though a hug is needed
we value our friendship
and do not.
Talking and laughing
we share our weeks miseries
or the joys that gave us joy.
And next week
I have something to look forward to
because my heart wants to see my friend again!
It is good for my soul.
New toys are in order.
The old ones do not work anymore.
The strings are snapped
the fur is ripped off
and the feathers are all broken.
Worst of all,
the laser pointer
no longer produces
the favorite red dot!
When the world turns a blind eye to the bullying
and finds itself dealing with the problem children.
Toddlers grow up acting as like the ones who raise them.
Others fight and lose the battle of self-esteem.
Though now more than ever we see the destruction caused
by the hatred and the lies of those who try to poison the youth.
It will never end.
Still there is hope that someday we can make the bullying harder to do
and allow the children to see each other equally.
Doctor’s appointments.
Testing for various oddities.
What disease flashes through the mind.
Hypochondriac tendencies run high.
So does denial and the possibility of no longer having a normal life.
Who is going to help?
Or am I alone in this
as we all are when truly said and done.
Until then, work towards a better future
and maybe someday the world will be better.
The trolls have returned.
They are many.
Many times annoying and rude.
How to protect yourself is intimidating.
Who shall be your shining knight
and slice their blade to cut off the troll’s heads?
Protecting yourself these days
usually means taking up the sword yourself.
Then if you can handle the weight
figure out how to swing it.
No troll should be able to bother you,
yet somehow, one always lurks around the next corner.
People tell me I need to get a job.
I need to have a roof over my head.
My children need to be disciplined more severely.
How about not wasting any food?
Recycling or reusing is a good idea.
What I truly need is therapy.
A chance to heal and get better
so I can get a job, feed my kids,
get them to school on time, have the energy to be a good citizen
and most of all love myself
so that I don’t end up being a needy waste of time.
To milk or not to milk?
Tea or coffee perhaps?
Water if nothing else
but a beverage to wash
down the sweet crumbly goodness
is desired.
No matter what
a cookie will always leave crumbs.
And that makes it all the sweeter.
Danger lurks around every corner.
Risks happen and stumbles increase.
Trying to prevent injury is never certainty.
Limiting the pitfalls is esteem worthy.
Life has many lemons and sometimes you just have to suck it.
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