For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'
when this has all passed
when this is old news and long forgotten
when we reflect upon it all
let us not remember the isolation
the need to separate ourselves from others
the fear of being with friends
or in the company of strangers
the dread of selfish avarice
the terror of being without food
the futility of such a life
when this is all over
let us embrace all what it is to be human
let us understand that as individuals
we are part of a living community
that we have families and children
that we have friends and neighbours
that the world is a small fragile place
and that life is tenuous in truth
we are here for a reason
and the reason is to embrace others
and to love all of humanity
Mick Yates has been published in many magazines and journals. He has also had seven collections of poetry published by Indigo Dreams Publishing, Clare Songbirds Publishing House in New York, and Hedgehog Poetry Press.