Every day we check the scoreboard
And the numbers overwhelm
Who has left and who is struggling
Who has won or left this realm
Sometimes its so unnerving
To see the numbers rise so fast
We contract and feel emotions
For the ones whose lives have passed
We think about and honor
The ones who show up yet again
As they stand in fear and duty
While their patients are in pain
As we sit in shock and safety
Staring at the lighted screens
We have the luxury to contribute
Far beyond our current means
For the ones who didn’t make it
For the ones who who risk it all
For the ones who suffer all alone
And no one comes to call
For them let’s rise and promise
Make the world a better place
See beyond the scorecard
And embrace the human race
We’re all in this together
And our bodies all will die
But now we have a chance to find
A deeper how and why
To honor all the suffering
and those who could not stay
Let’s make a promise to ourselves
To really LIVE each day
GF 4/15/2020
