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Showing posts with label Disaster Management. Show all posts
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Saturday, 10 July 2021
Musings in the Time of Covid
The screws tighten,
Are we frightened?
Our spirits are more than dampened,
as confusion becomes more rampant.
The hidden enemy jumps,
seems to be doing a dump,
after coming in, and then some,
at us it fiddles more than its thump.
Instead of being inspired,
we are cajoled, with many things soon to expire.
What is the truth between the changing flames of fire,
This is what we most desire.
Why was danger allowed to roam,
before they wrecked us inside the home.
Why only react and respond,
when the ability to prevent was not gone?
How were the lessons not learnt,
as the same patterns of omit, breach and damage repeat?
Hijacked agendas, lack of detail and hidden themes not discerned,
False confidence turning out to be the harbinger of defeat.
Winners write the books,
A Blame Game tries to put players off the hook.
Common folk get kicked in the foot,
whilst the blessed few get to keep the loot.
Under the pressure of restraint and constraint,
we are asked to behave and do as we are told.
Whose interests are we asked to help maintain,
at least in war, we can be more sure of whom and what to hold.
When will this nightmare end,
as we sit in our bunkers for endless nights unplanned.
Will the promised manna be truly godsent,
to relieve us from uncertainty just around the bend?
Reflecting on:
The Fall of Singapore - 1942
The Rise of Delta - Sydney 2021.
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