Two Pandemics, One Life

It's true This is not my first encounter with a pandemic I am actually battling two pandemics And my eyes have seen too many battles with pathogens I have been battling HIV for close to two decades now I have seen my patients give up and die I have seen so many families broken Torn apart by the reckless hands of HIV I have buried so many friends and relatives It's the constant pain of uncertainty And the brutal face of death Plus the hopelessness That drove me to seek the path of light As I dove deep into the silence within My ego was decimated My pain was addressed My heart was dressed with peace I found hope in the nakedness of the spirit And I found peace in the emptiness of the heart Silence became my daily bread Consuming gallons and gallons of silence a day I discovered the most precious of all gems I found Love There is an ocean of Love inside each and every one of us And it's full of answers, hope and life in abundance It's the ultimate state of nothingness That gives me everything Nourishing my soul And refreshing my spirit As I battle these two monsters HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Two pandemics, one life ©