It has been a thief
Stealing away things
Minute by minute
The hours are gone
In the blink of an eye
First the pain and fever
Then it steals your very breath
It has consumed my bravery
And taken away my freedoms
And does not seem to be slowing
Leaving me tense angry
And a little confused each night
Another sleepless night
Another tear shed
We must slowly return
To as normal as we can
Or the thief will return
And take more days
Steal more lives
Make us weary of others
And put those we love in danger
We must hear the cries
Feel the anguish
And recognize the needs
There is anger there
And rightly so
He was too young
It was just SO WRONG
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – thief https://fivedotoh.com/2020/05/31/fowc-with-fandango-thief/
Leigha Robbins 
I think you have captured how a lot of us feel about how the coronavirus has stolen “normal” from us and we may never get it back.
It has really been a tough time and even with things opening back up, it is still not normal.
Wonderful writing. Very accurate for the feelings this crisis has made many of us feel.
Thank you Sadje!
It’s always a pleasure
It is crazy that we are living through history like this. I can imagine kids being taught about the Pandemic of 2020-2022 (or however long this will last…) in Social Studies…
I love what Fandango said. Couldn’t have said it better myself. 👌
This piece is awesome. You have found the perfect words, and I’m so amazed. Very immaculate, too.
Wow. thank you so much for your kind words. No, no… don’t stretch it out to 2022! Wishful thinking that it will end this year. I am glad you stopped by!