Only The Poets - Brian Skelly

Only the poets will be able to make sense of this time
Brian Skelly

Only the poets will be able to make sense of this time:

Denials, poverty – and deadly surges
Motorists defy distancing measures
Mourners deprived of ritual consolations
Trump vows to halt immigration

Irish musicians stranded in Australia
Families and carers are feeling the strain
Winter is coming for retailers, as
Death toll climbs again

Next phase of crisis may be ‘far more divisive’
Luke Kelly’s statue is defaced
New mothers left out of pandemic payment
Refugees hit by virus outbreak

“It’s like fighting an invisible beast.”
“Outbreak worse than horror novel”
“My kids have too much homework and I’m struggling to cope.”
Patience running out on Grafton Street.

Rose of Tralee cancelled for first time
Taoiseach cautious on lifting restrictions
Covid-19 has exacerbated mental health crisis
How to screen for virus still far from clear

New equipment will allow for rapid testing
Planning underway for phased reopening
Severe austerity can be avoided…

Only the poets will be able to make sense of this time.