Denial and Rage

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: CORONAVIRUS SERIES

 

Denial and Rage

 

When someone you love gets covid

You do not want to accept it

It cannot be

You took all the precautions

You did all the right things

You considered others

You watched your step

You vaccinated

You wore the mask

You dined outside

You did not attend large gatherings

 

You faltered once or twice

Is that all it took?

One simple misstep

One walk on the wrong side

Of the street

 

Some random conspiracy theorist

Some antivax zealot

Some fool without a mask

Invades your breathing space

And you contract the disease

You become the victim

You become a carrier

Of denial and rage