A Piece of Cloth

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A Piece of Cloth 

-Mike Walsh 


A piece of cloth 

is tearing us apart 


Wardrobes full of clothes 

Worthless

We are Imprisoned on a screen 

Muted  


A firm handshake - An embrace 

Relics 

The power they hold 

Trapped 

Six feet away 


The piece of cloth 

Divides  

Beady eyes peer out 

Everyone 

Is the enemy 


Our smiles 

Shrouded 

Our voices 

Muffled 

By a piece of cloth 


The things we hold 

Dear 

Taken 

By a piece of cloth 


Yet, the piece of cloth

Protects 

Shields 

From the real enemy 

The Virus 


Victory 

Lies beyond the piece of cloth 

Together 

Yet separate

We must fight 

Win


We know how to fight

In Streets 

Face to Face 

Signs 

Slogans 

Holding hands 


But this fight is different

Adapt 

Or perish 

The Virus

Waits 

Six feet away   


Will we lose a war 

Against a piece of cloth?

Is this how 

Democracy 

Dies?   


A piece of cloth 

Fastened 

As a blindfold 

On our eyes 


Science 

Defeated 

By 

Freedom 


Torn apart 

By a piece of cloth


Comments

  1. DominicMay 13, 2020 at 9:21 PM

    This is beautiful and powerful Mike! I still use a piece of the Kente cloth that you used to have on your bulletin board in your classroom - I keep it as a kind of relic of that sacred space. Thanks for keeping that space alive all these years later. Much love to you and all the Walshyclan

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  2. Mike WalshMay 15, 2020 at 7:15 AM

    Thanks Dom! I'm honored that you still have that kente cloth.

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  3. DublinersMay 15, 2020 at 8:52 AM

    Well said brother. Im waiitng for Baby Face masks to arrive!

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  4. Justin WhiteMay 18, 2020 at 11:42 AM

    "Science

    Defeated

    By

    Freedom "

    ...gave me goosebumps. Thanks again for your sharing Brother!

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    1. Mike WalshMay 21, 2020 at 7:52 AM

      Thanks Justin. Let's hope science and freedom can work together!

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