Sirens

Last summer's soundtrack, the ambulance sirens courtesy of the plague
Was repeated around the New Year, they called it the Second Wave
Those purists - branded as epidemiologists, were ignored as naysayers
And now those darned ambulance sirens are topping the charts this September

The early lessons learned in those streets in Wuhan and Lombardy
Were repeated last April in the streets of New York City
I daresay the current situation in my home in Austin, Texas is not so dire
But it is only a fool who does not worry when his neighbour's house is on fire

Long experience shows that humanity gets accustomed to anything
Survival is the imperative, the mind is accommodating
I hold on to the thought that the system still functions and is not woebegone
Beyond a point, the ambulance drivers will simply not bother turning the sirens on

Soundtrack for the Note

• Ring the Alarm by Tenor Saw

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Timing is everything
Observers are worried

This note is part of a series: In a covidious time

File under: culture, observation, dread, perception, coronavirus, pandemic, disaster, USA, humour, Observers are worried, poetry, covidious, toli

Writing log: September 5, 2021