This is a Time

This is a time,

unprecedented in your lives,

to reach out in person, reach out online.

To demonstrate care for yourself and others

who may be suffering a sense of despair,

your sister, your brother, your father, your mother,

feeling hopeless or trapped in a faraway stare

you glimpse when you enter a room.

 

This is a Time,

unparalleled in your lives,

to tell or to listen with respect and in kind.

Be happy to share with yourself and your friends,

who like you are struggling and probably scared,

who are at their wits end and longing to send

a message for help through the gloom.

 

This is a Time,

exceptional in your lives,

for you to be strong in body and in mind.

To help where you dare,

promote love and protect

those who like you feel trapped and ensnared.

Do not neglect them, think how it affects them

and remember lockdown will end soon.