Deserving

Sacrificing

            (to save ourselves)

And complaining

            (as if we don’t deserve it)

Missing

            (what we don’t need)

And hiding

            (how we feel)

Fearing

            (what we know)

And ignoring

            (what we don’t want to)

Pretending

            (we know)

And imagining

            (it will be OK)

Deserving?

            (to be safe)

Or understanding

            (this crisis)