Your stride became smaller.
Your shoulders hunched.
Your eyes have lost that sparkle.
Your smile less free.
Your load so heavy.
If only you shared.

Your decision,on that day.
At that moment,for a few ticks of time.
A small ripple stirred around you.

Loved ones arrived.
And on that day,for a few more ticks of time.
Ripples stirred around them.

As the day drew to an end.
News had spread.
With each person,the ripples grew.
And they grew and grew.
They have become larger,wider,more intense.

Some of us have fallen,some are struggling.
Some are standing…..Strong.
But the strong know,this ripple is big.
It will be coming back,as a huge…Destructive wave.
They are wondering,hoping.
Are they still gunna stand ?