Variation on the Theme

Is this how the world ends?

of violent means,

and a virus that portends

With a scream

ever-changing threats

to those ill used or well.

How can we tell?

We cannot.

We must not.

Instead,

Our story must be

how we overcame

with a love untamed

by fear or dread

as we bury our dead.

Too much change.

Too fast.

Too many lost

to count the cost.