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Pandemic Pantoum| How Did We Survive?
by Chanda Singleton Griesë
The way forward is the way back
Car lines snaking around the park
To bring life and light to death and black
Waiting for their turn to toe the mark
Car lines snaking around the park
Searching for ways to stop the spread
Waiting for their turn to toe the mark
To not be counted among the dead
Searching for ways to stop the spread
We all took sides, our family and friends
To not be counted among the dead
Whatever precautions, it all depends
We all took sides, our family and friends
On differing points, we didn’t meet
Whatever precautions, it all depends
To reconcile was no small feat
On differing points, we didn’t meet
Some of our dearest friends were lost
To reconcile was no small feat
And we are still counting the cost
Some of our dearest friends were lost
After restrictions were lifted
And we’re still counting the cost
Our community had shifted...read more here
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