It turns out
That pandemics are not just about
Highly infectious diseases
They are also about
Competency
Logistics
And cooperation
Either exemplary
Or a lack thereof
And they are about values
Sometimes shared
Often not
And about divisions in society
Some previously unseen
Others exacerbated
And as they go on
And on
And on
They become increasingly about
Patience
And tolerance
Holding on to them
As both become exhausted commodities
But as I reflect
On the trials and tribulations
Of this pandemic
I can console myself
With the knowledge
That it’s been a long time
Since I worried about toilet paper.
James Proclaims! 
13 responses to “Free Verse About Pandemics”
I improved my lifestyle once I stopped listening to government ministers’ pronouncements and acquired heard immunity.
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I believe that may be the most effective form of immunity. But that could be hearsay. Or heresy. One of the two.
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Thanks for reminding me. I’m off to the shops!
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Just don’t buy more than you need to build a small toilet paper fortress and you should be fine.
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Not wishing to start a panic or anything but, yesterday, I was in Lidl and they had no tissues, no toilet paper, and no kitchen rolls (Absolutely zero stock).
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It’s ok, I’ve still got plenty in the Covid-shelter from 2020
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Ah, Mr. Silver Lining this morning, I see.
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I can always find the cloud in any silver lining
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This verse wasn’t exactly free. It costed about one pandemic.
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I’ll concede it’s not tremendous value at that price
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Don’t think I’m ungrateful though.
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The pandemic has affected me to the point where I can drop something on the floor and it can send me off the deep end. Other than curtailing my get-togethers, I really haven’t “suffered” to any real extent, so if I’m feeling like this in a “best-case scenario”, I can’t imagine how people are feeling who have lost family members, their own good health, jobs, and who knows what else. This thing is a nightmare. (Just thought I’d vent a bit.)
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These are strange times we’re living in.
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