Friday, May 01, 2020

The Oath

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: CORONAVIRUS SERIES



The Oath

Ordinary people step forward
In extraordinary times
Volunteers in a time of need
Risking their own lives and families
To answer others’ desperate pleas

Some find it hard to stay home
To sacrifice their social lives
To forego their human contacts
Till a return to sanity arrives

Strike a vivid contrast
To retired nurses and doctors
Emergency medical technicians
Police firefighters pharmacists
Clerks cooks food providers

Volunteers in a time of need
Leaving their homes every morning
Laying it all on the line

They took an oath
They could take a pass
None would blame them
None would shame them

They took an oath
And they will honor it

Courage is as courage does
In the dark days of fear

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