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ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭ ̀ˋ Bull frogs have no voice this rainless night, crickets are done with their song... no contentment reigns in this warm silence where human fears reverberate, in the still of this crazy summer month... t's a foggy scenario, for these health workers, they're white shadows witnessing silent struggles inside hospitals, outside houses, amidst crowds...even in places frequented by homeless people... white shadows know despair felt by the sick, separated from families and friends, white shadows know when anxiety and fright settle in the air...they feel when death is nigh... they conceal their worries, their fears, well behind their masks......yet, no one is invincible...........white shadows die, too. i strain my eyes...something flickers in this dark, navy night... "Come, fireflies... be with us, though briefly, in this moment of uncertainty......tonight, i see your shy, quivering dots of fire, braving the darkness...just like these selfless white shadows, struggling to overcome fear haunting their hearts, come fireflies... share your magical glow with them, may their faith and hope never wane, may this heavy fog melt, and fall like rain, may this plea stand strong...be not in vain." ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: (it's hard not to write depressing poetry, when days and nights seem an eternity...) Sally ©Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan    April 13, 2020
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Apr 13, 2020
Apr 13, 2020 at 4:10 AM UTC
White Shadows
ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭ ̀ˋ Bull frogs have no voice this rainless night, crickets are done with their song... no contentment reigns in this warm silence where human fears reverberate, in the still of this crazy summer month... t's a foggy scenario, for these health workers, they're white shadows witnessing silent struggles inside hospitals, outside houses, amidst crowds...even in places frequented by homeless people... white shadows know despair felt by the sick, separated from families and friends, white shadows know when anxiety and fright settle in the air...they feel when death is nigh... they conceal their worries, their fears, well behind their masks......yet, no one is invincible...........white shadows die, too. i strain my eyes...something flickers in this dark, navy night... "Come, fireflies... be with us, though briefly, in this moment of uncertainty......tonight, i see your shy, quivering dots of fire, braving the darkness...just like these selfless white shadows, struggling to overcome fear haunting their hearts, come fireflies... share your magical glow with them, may their faith and hope never wane, may this heavy fog melt, and fall like rain, may this plea stand strong...be not in vain." ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: (it's hard not to write depressing poetry, when days and nights seem an eternity...) Sally ©Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan    April 13, 2020
(in honor of our tireless, selfless front-liners)
#fireflies#frontliners#whiteshadows
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F/Filipino
Apr 13, 2020
Apr 13, 2020 at 4:10 AM UTC
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