Poetry in a Pandemic: Two birds in a gilded cage
August 13, 2021 3:30 pm
• Last Updated: August 13, 2021 3:30 pm
When will we return to normal?
What will the new normal be like?
Who will tell us?
How will we hear?
Why us?
Where should we respond
To mitigate or not
To comply or not
To mask or not
To glove or not
To social distance or not
The choice is ours
This is our time
We will decide
We are free to deny
We are free to accept
With freedom comes power
We are free of the gilded cage
John Horn
Old Lyme
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