Unchanged

As we’re blindly guided down these halls
Cheers for heroes echo off the walls
Chaos drowns our vulnerable populations
While compassion combines with innovation
We recognize ourselves in random strangers
And find more joys than there are dangers
As so many have had to die alone
Funerals taking place by video or phone
There is literally no place on Earth to hide
We’re all swept up in the Covid riptide
As the newness fades from this normal- a brand new fear reigns
That we all emerge
Unchanged.