As the world falls quiet around us
The earth awakens to bring music to our ears
As we shelter apart from one another we reach out
We reach out in new ways once derided for isolation
We reach out more than we have in decades
We reach out and we yearn for touch we once took for granted
As the world falls quiet around us
We start to notice the minutiae of life's breath
As the walk in abandoned streets we see with fresh eyes
As we walk we can smell spring's potent bouquet
As we walk our eyes do not sting and our ears do not ring from the chaos of the world
As the world falls quiet around us
Some of us take not and cherish the change
While some push for a return to normalcy
While some fixate on an imaginary but agreed
upon currency
Some of us are in no rush to return
We're looking for a way to move forward in kindness