Where Is the Love?

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to choose a news article. Find 5 words in the article that jump out at you. Write a story using those words.

This week’s contribution comes from Cathy MacKenzie. Cathy’s novel, WOLVES DON’T KNOCK, a psychological drama, is available from her locally or on Amazon. MISTER WOLFE, the sequel, coming soon, as well as MY BROTHER, THE WOLF, the last of the series.
https://www.amazon.com/Wolves-Dont-Knock-C-MacKenzie/dp/1927529387/

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Where Is the Love?

by Cathy MacKenzie

I don't have to look at newspaper blurbs

To find five words

That jump out at me,

I don't need to see

Ones that’ll stand out.

The ones that’ll shout

To me

Are these three:

Covid, social-distancing, death—

Seniors taking their last breath—

And these two:

Health and ICU.

This month of June

Couldn’t come too soon

But not much has changed,

The world is still deranged

And crazy.

People are lazy

And lackadaisical,

Recognizable,

Ignoring masks

And other tasks.

What happened to social-distancing

And outdistancing,

Groups of ten

And wise women and men?

Summer is here,

We want to be near,

But without health

What is wealth?

Money or not,

Life can’t be bought.

I fear I exist

And co-exist

In a dream—

A nightmare

From which I’ll never wake

To give my head a shake.

Despite upheaval

And evil,

Can we pray

For words to say

That won’t hurt

And phrases we won’t blurt

Without thinking,

Without blinking

An eye?

I look to the sky

And pray for change,

That we may re-arrange

Priorities

And help minorities,

That peace can prevail

Despite a gale.

Where is the love

Once sent from God above?

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The Spot Writers—Our Members:

Val Muller: http://www.valmuller.com/blog/

Catherine A. MacKenzie: https://writingwicket.wordpress.com/wicker-chitter/

Phil Yeats: https://alankemisterauthor.wordpress.com

Chiara De Giorgi: https://chiaradegiorgi.blogspot.com/