Memorial Day
has morphed into the official opening of summer
But this
year with social distancing, masks and closures the day is somewhat of a bummer
If we wish
to remember and honor our veterans who have died
Even that
honored task in many places the fear of COVID 19 has denied
No Memorial
Day Parades, no planting of flags at veteran’s gravesites
No church
services to honor those vets who died in the freedom preservation fight
As almost 40
million Americans now jobless under the COCID-19 curse
On this
Memorial Day of remembrance and dwindling purses could it ever get worse?
Of the
16,000,000 million men and women who donned the uniform to serve
Only some
300,000 are still alive facing a fate many do not deserve
The youngest
of these are spring chickens at the age of 92
Most if not
burdened with dementia know their life will soon be through
Many facing
a new Stalag of Assisted Living or Nursing Homes
Where COVID-19
with no quarter infects staff and patients as it roams
Our leaders
really blundered on their protect the elderly from the virus job
A third of
the 100 grand deaths from CV were in nursing homes, their few remaining days to
be robbed
To die
alone, sedated on a ventilator, separated from family to face death
No family members
present to hold a hand while the dying took their last breath
Do not know
how many WWII vets were in nursing homes and of the deaths how many were vets
What a shameful
way of honoring and remembering those to whom we owe an incredible debt
We cannot
bring back the dead but we can wear masks and social distance maintain
And reach
out by phone and videos to from physical contact try to refrain
Governors
like Cuomo who condemned to death nursing home patient vets and nonvets
On their reelection days their absolute
failure in the job of elderly protection we must never forget
For the
carelessness and failure of our leaders we can try to atone by honor and
support to vets display
Daily
whenever and wherever possible on the last Monday in May and on each and every
other day
© May 25, 2020 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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