"Hear the Voices in the Shadows"

Hello, this is Jack T. Leyton with my first official blog post. Thanks for tuning in. After racking my head about all the contrivances of how to shape and fill the page, I've decided to just write about myself and the poetry I've accumulated over the years. 

Since we have now just begun the second year of our Covid-19 Pandemic, I thought I would reflect on a poem that I wrote in April of 2020 when the fear was just starting to roll. Nobody knew anything, and the bodies were being stacked up all over the world. It was a scary time and I'm so glad that you are able to be here to read this now. And so, here it is.

"Hear the voices in the shadows" 

For weeks and months we hear it's coming
Word spreads like the dreaded thing we fear
Where to hide, no place safe for running
Now the hidden silent ghost is here

Word says it's just like all the others
Yet, so many fall, like nothing has before
All alone, can we trust one another?
Fear is already at the door

Hear the voices in the shadows
In our dreams of those we love
Seeking strength through all our sorrows
With just the will to carry on

We're all separate in isolation
Watch true heroes on the screen
Overwhelmed, our hearts and nation
Must find strength where it's never been

The world's now so very different
From all that we've ever known
We must build on what we were sent
And make it every bit our own

Hear the voices in the shadows
In our dreams of those we love
Seeking strength through all our sorrows
With just the will to carry on.

Jack T. Leyton
2020.04.29/17:00

Though this was originally written a year ago, even with the new vaccines out, to me it feels just as dangerous. Being a retiree with medical issues, I'm always feeling like the grim reaper is standing right behind me looking over my shoulder. Even now that I have gotten my two Pfizer shots I still feel the same. As for the poem, it's very hard for me to look forward from lockdown. I feel that with the new variants roaming around we may still all be on borrowed time. 

In the writing of this poem/lyric, what impressed me most was the fact of the unseen danger, and how to project it. That, and the prospect that we could acquire the virus from anyone and anywhere, with no one could really protect us except ourselves. It's a bit of a downer, but it reflects the 2020 mood of most of the world. We all have our tricks to stay safe. I hope we can all stay safe. 
Jack out.

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