COVID, WHO SHOULD I TRUST ?
I tend to trust people who care,
who demonstrate they have no agenda,
but to be kind and fair.
From them I hear words wise and true,
and they say about Covid,
this is what we should do.
Look to enhance what nature has given,
our natural defence against all things viral.
Eat well, stay active – preferably in sun and air,
and be kind – thus avoiding a downward spiral.
It’s the fence atop the cliff,
that if maintained saves you time and work lost,
makes you feel better, with clearer mind –
thus saving the Health System billions in cost.
But not a word have I heard of this practical advice,
from those who say they know best.
Not a word of encouragement to build de fence –
just, ‘Come to our ambulance, and resume the fest’.
To trust another quick-fix,
another clever way to cheat cause and effect,
that requires a second jab, and how many more?
With unknown long term side effects.
Covid is an effect, so it has a cause,
It’s one of the universes’ laws.
Cleverness addresses effects;
Intelligence address cause.
I’m not against vaccination, or other band-aids,
as few completely escape their need,
but to use them just to remove symptoms,
just invites another harsher – until we heed.
At best it’s another plug in the dam wall,
containing the vast waters of human wanting.
A plug battling water’s constant pressure,
creating effects increasing daunting.
So how long is it likely to work,
battling our constant wanting, some call sin?
Better to go into the water and use it’s pressure –
to hold the plug in.
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