A Week Ago

It was only a week ago
Hard to believe
Awake and alive
Now asleep in a dream

A week ago
That's all it was
Rainbows and sunshine
Dandelion fuzz

A week ago
All was right
Day was day
Night was night

A line was a line
A dot was a dot
Things were fine
Now they're not

A week ago
I held out my hand
Now it's wrapped in a glove
Sealed with a band

Up was up
Down was down
The lights were on
All over town

It's quiet now
Everyone's inside
A ghostly silence
Something's died

A week from now
We'll be fine
Strong of heart
Peace of mind

A week from now
We'll realize
How to adapt
How to survive

Life will be basic
Slowed down
Bread and family
Sitting down

Time for prayer
Contemplation
Time for reflection
Meditation

Time for projects
Pulling weeds
Mending fences
Humble deeds

Charity will be in vogue
Across our blessed nation
We'll see faces, not commodities
Service, not recreation

Ready and stronger
We'll survive
Better and balanced
Awake and alive