Been Tested Yet?
by Jim Silva
Had we but known
that we are actually all one body
(yes, the whole lot of us!)
working as one
we on this planet
would have created
all the antibodies we need
long ago.
Been tested yet?
For that other virus, I mean.
The incredibly virulent one
that makes COVID
look like a wimp.
Tribalism
by any other name.
In our country
the tribes gather.
We rant, we rave, we finger point.
Meanwhile, COVID knows the truth:
We are actually one.
And in this our world
tribe against tribe
scramble for the same resources
as if boundaries
mean what they used to.
But COVID knows otherwise.
The day is coming
and is in fact already here
among us,
the day when
truth will set us free.
Been tested yet?
April 4, 2020
Jim Silva attends the 10am Sunday Mass. You have seen him in the choir, lectoring, and cantoring. He is often seen with Colleen, who happens to be his wife. He is also a life coach. Look for his ad in the back of our bulletin.