Margaret Franklin There will be Time

There will be Time

There will be time, though now, ‘tis standing still; As this unseen assassin creeps and sweeps Across the globe and while its victim sleeps, Invades the inner spaces, poised to kill. Within our homes, confined against our will, Time loses meaning, though the clock still keeps Its count of every second. Who now weeps? Whose loved one died? Has Death not had its fill?

It humbles us that such a tiny thing Could overturn our lives and lay us low, But humans will prevail and science bring A cure for alien genome none did know. There will be time to laugh again and sing, Embrace each other; time will ebb and flow.