Mind-Body-Spirit, a Flexible Friend
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._N._Taber
Around the world, many if not most of us still subject to
safely regulations due to the pandemic are nearing the end of our tether; the
stress of having to cope with the absence of loved ones and friends in our daily
lives continues to make itself felt.
While we can but keep looking on the bright(er) side
of life, it is easier said than done. We have no choice, though, but to fight
Covic19 and its variants and let common sense take the lead in playing our part
to protect not only ourselves, but others too. Those who view safety
precautions as an affront to everyday human rights are simply being selfish.
The police handling of the vigil for Sarah Everard on
Clapham Common is a case in point. While I support it in so far as it was not
only meant as a show of support for Sarah’s grieving family, but also
protesting about violence against women in general, this is not the time to raise
our voices. Too many people and too little social distancing at this particular
moment in time, when Covid-19 and its variants are still rampant across parts
of Europe and a real threat to us here in the UK, was irresponsible; it had
been banned for the same reason, not because the powers-that-be are unsympathetic.
Yes, civil liberties are restricted at the moment, have been for some time, and feelings are running high, even more so at the murder of an innocent woman simply returning from visiting a friend.
Yes, the police may well have seemingly over-acted at times, but what were they meant to do when calling upon the crowd to disperse and some people refusing to move?
Yes, of course women and girls should be able to feel they are free to walk any streets anywhere in the world without fear of being attacked and, yes, their voices need to be heard. Even so, at the moment, large gatherings risk spreading the coronavirus, and that is a threat to everyone.
MIND BODY SPIRIT, A FLEXIBLE FRIEND
Ahead,
gloom,
self-confidence
all but zero,
no
sense whatever
of
being able to rise above
a
troubled mind
caught
unawares by questions
demanding
answers
where
there are none,
only more of
the same
Ahead,
despair,
ego
despatched into free fall,
its host body
left
battling against all odds
just
to exercise
its
human right to give as good
as
it gets, refusing
to
take any cues from either sense
or
sensibility
Suddenly,
a light,
all but dazzling an inner eye
grown weary
if not
yet (quite) glued shut
by
fear, prised open
for
the duration by such forces
as
will always
get
the better of the worst we suffer
if
we let them
I am Mind-Body-Spirit, would-be adviser;
who heeds me grows all the wiser
Copyright R. N. Taber 2021
[Note: Apologies. This poem first appeared on the blog under the title 'A Word to the Wise... until I realised I had used that title elsewhere so had to think again; I could blame lockdown stress, but suspect growing old has a lot to do with it too.] RNT
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