Death Unmasked 2020

Life suddenly hushed

Death uncovered on each face

Our masks now obvious

Where can we go?

We see and fear the end.

Both free and bound

Between gravity and flight

Called beyond earth and sun.

Virus and vitriol

Break out and break down

To kill and be killed

Unleashing raw power.

Truth wrestled over

Captured by culture’s force

Cowed and crowded

By the loudest voice.

If we could heal ourselves

We would.

Instead, we pay dearly

Choosing isolation.

One unsuspected feeling

Leads to the next

Like desperate and delightful

Winds coming and going.

We are more than

Mere planet walkers,

Beast lords,

Our souls cry out.

Help! Our masks reveal

To live is to risk each breath

Closer to the test

To face the one who loves and faces

Everyone.