Respect for the Supply Chain

Few would survive well

if links in the supply chain

worsened even more.

Uncelebrated,
even in easier times,
the chain sustains us.

Providers include
farmers and fabricators
using transporters.

For optimal reach,
controlling the flow of goods
needs deft management.

Support system strength
buoys chain effectiveness,
its efficiency.

Respect then extends to:
those giving needed support.
A long list follows.

Health, fuel, housing,
schooling, employers, news folk,
customer service.

Charity pantries,
mail, cashiers, homes of worship,
clerks, warehouse workers.

Likely I have missed
links in the vast supply chain.
It is that complex.

All contribute to
providing and consuming,
hopefully in sync.

Competing Expectations of Stay-at-Home

We have all this time

crying to be productive.

Or we could ease up.

In recovery

from a traumatic event,

downtime may be key.

Covid's lockdown could

qualify as a trauma

to normal living.

Disrupted routines.

death tolls, lost jobs, displaced kids

call for adjustment.

Feeling unsettled

can overwhelm simple tasks

into inaction.

Public service plus
family obligations
may take precedence.

Otherwise let us

tone down grand expectations.

We need time to mend.

Together in This Live Experiment

Unprecedented

magnitude of disruption

hides cloaked in unknowns.

Uncertainty rules.

Dense fog conceals the guideposts

aiding direction.

Trapped unwillingly

in this live experiment,

we adapt to live.

Survival coded

into humanity's drive

favors the fittest.

A growing number

strained by struggles to endure

likely still need help.

Wisdom may elude

leaders caught in the shock waves

of deep upheaval.

We the people though
can embrace the best within
and rise up in strength.

For the greater good,
kindness, mercy, and giving

could rise to the fore.

Facing My Fears

As I contemplate

this fierce global pandemic, 

questions need answers.

Will I get Covid?

Or could it slay a loved one?

Vulnerable state.

Though lacking symptoms,

have I been struck already

but do not yet know?

Without full testing,
with whom can I meet safely?
Am I locked in fear?

Will this ordeal end?

When and at what cost to all

life as we knew it?

History suggests

we will move on from this scourge,

but at a steep cost.