-- Our Journey of One --

John Herlihy

Our separate journeys have merged into a journey of one;

Our separate journeys purged by a melancholy song sung.

Once, we went along our own ways, all on a separate path;

Now, we look as if shell-shocked, in these days of aftermath.

A pernicious fiend did enter into our lungs, throat, and eyes;

An invisible wind of evil spirit upon our vulnerabilities relies.

Where did it come from and where will it go? No one knows.

To strike mother, son, celebrity, pauper, no one may suppose.

Each baby step a giant leap as one, single great community;

In fear and awe, we are again known as one great humanity.

The plea of a single person now the plea of a universal crowd;

We humbly bow our heads as we wrap loved ones in a shroud.

Souls of the multitude united once again into the Spirit of One;

We surrender to the mercy of enduring love into our lives spun.

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(c) John Herlihy 11 May 2020