A poem for George
May 28, 2020
Eight long minutes without air
With cuffs to bind his hands
A likely suspect for a fraud
In Minnesota’s lands
As four policemen played their part
To bring about an end
As George Floyd’s seconds ticked away
They’d nothing to defend
To Protect with Courage
To Serve with Compassion
The motto hides the truth
The very core within those words
Became the great untruth
Eight long minutes without air
His pleas for help ignored
Is this the way to treat a man
Suspected of a fraud?
It matters not what skin we wear
For we are all the same
As George Floyd was a man like me
Now murdered without shame
©KarlTearney
She died in her sleep
May 26, 2020
Another sorrow day today
A kind friends’ mother
Passed away
Sat inside her house of care
The virus left
To hunt in there
So, now I’m angry
Yet again
Astonished at this dreadful pain
I’m so dumbfounded
Full of dread
Torn inside my broken head
This sickening from inside out
Ripped in two
A futile shout
Erupts inside, engulfing me
Compounding thoughts
With misery
So, now I’m angry
Yet again
Poison thoughts run in my brain
I’m so heartbroken
Full of dread
Care homes now so full of dead
Now this lockdown fades away
I’m still distraught
I’ve still dismay
There nothing good for me to share
The virus here
So be aware
@KarlTearney
Mid April 2020
April 30, 2020
I cannot see how to begin
No beginning to an end
My thoughts are kitchen cupboard bare
This thing I can’t defend
I marvel at the strength in some
I sit and watch such care
My thoughts consumed with everyone
Whilst death hides everywhere
I volunteer but nothing more
So often trapped alone
My thoughts are one of lifelong hugs
Not trapped inside my phone
I want to see you smile again
To see you walking free
My thoughts are with you round the world
Stay safe please is my plea
I’d like to thank those still at work
Who work beyond nearby
My thoughts are let’s be kind to all
As kindness helps us by
I simply cannot hold your soul
Nor can I be your guide
My thoughts are set to capture words
Recording how we’ve tried
©KarlTearney