The public health announcement
\nof the impending threat of a virus
\nwas received by the adamantine population
\nlike a reminder to file taxes:
\nimpending, unpleasant, and remote.
\nThe silence was tangible.<\/p>\n
But a healthy child died:
\nthen windows closed, and
\nthe air grew still; electricity
\ngripped nerve ends, forcing
\nclumsy giants to assail
\nthe submicroscopic terror
\nlike birds screeching the call to
\nreturn to the nest before
\nthe rising wind would dash
\nwings to ashen death.<\/p>\n
Now we wait, until again
\nthe electric terror digs in
\nand adamantium
\nis annealed in blood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The public health announcement of the impending threat of a virus was received by the adamantine population like a reminder to file taxes: impending, unpleasant, and remote. The silence was tangible. But a healthy child died: then windows closed, and … Continue reading