[Critique Group 2] Emailing: Dark Reflections in the Covid 19 mirror- Brad's piece for 8-27-20 critique session.

[James]

Dark Reflections in the Covid 19 mirror
C By Brad Corallo 
word count 230

Deep in the mists of history
something went terribly wrong.
Growing from falsehoods and cowardice. 

Out of necessity, we became nomads.
Food, water and the seasons dictated our regular migrations.
Such was our conception of time. 

With our combined efforts,
we slew wild beasts for sustenance.
We drank of the rivers without fear. 
We breathed the air of the new morning.
We gave thanks for the annual regeneration of the Earth. 

In time, we learned to grow edible plants.
We made alliance with wolves and wildcats.
If such had only been enough! 

And though ultimately, we developed civilization,
the falsehoods and cowardice were still with us.
As centuries passed,
we explored many realms , dark and strange. 

We assembled a religion from power differentials.
We crystallized into unnumbered meaningless subgroups.
We developed ingenious weapons
and fought endlessly among our selves. 

Some had visions and some dreamed dreams;
vague whispers about a better way of living.
They were largely ignored! 
In time we invented ways of destroying ourselves.
Almost blithely, we fouled the waters and poisoned the air.

And here we are today,
cowering like worms in our dwellings.
Masks covering our faces like criminals.
Hiding from something we can't even see.

And wondering sorrowfully, what has happened to our world?
Perhaps, this question is a bit late in coming! 

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