The General Feeling

It is not over yet There is always the lingering fear That letting one's guard down prematurely Will mean being one of the last victims As long as there are new cases each day It is necessary to beware And yet there is a feeling Of the world come alive again The parks the beaches the markets The slight letting down with the masks and the social distance The mothers holding the hands of the small children On the way to school Going back to work for some Not over yet Perhaps never over for some But a sense Of the happiness of normal life for many Thinking of what is going on outside And forgetting for a moment The private pains of my own situation.