Tag: shutdown

• Savage Land

  

  We wished upon a falling star, but our hearts fell into darkness. The yellow brick road led to dystopia, our ideas designed from deception. Legislative voting is now life insurance; our time is unprecedented, a pessimist’s dream, an optimist’s nightmare.

  David W. Jones

  August 5, 2020

  Creative Writing

  2020, Blog, capitalism, covid 19, death, dystopian, economy, life, Poetic, poetry, shutdown, stimulus

• Rejected

  

  It iIt is ending. I wasted time looking for the next opportunity—so many calls, begging. I hoped for a quick fix to prevent our collapse. Faith rejected by email. Here we are staring at the pending dilemma, hoping the government will save us. 

  David W. Jones

  July 21, 2020

  Creative Writing

  covid 19, government, Narrative, Poetic, poetry, Recession, shutdown, Story

• Disturbance

  

  A crisis is a catalyst for disruption. Disaster leads to the acceleration of change. Do you feel that? Our homes are still shaking. We bargain with broken scales. The sand darkens the sun; we lost our disinfectant. Do you hear the sound of the swarm? It’s knocking on the door.

  David W. Jones

  June 28, 2020

  Creative Writing

  chaos, disinfectant, disruption, economy, locust, plague, Poetic, poetry, sand storm, shutdown, sickness, swarm