“There is no scientific proof
that wearing a mask
will protect you from a virus.”
There stands the placard defending
a strange idea
as hospital beds are filled.
‘There is no scientific proof
that refusing masks
will protect the brain’s functioning.’
No placard here; may be some truths
are simply too dull
to receive the world’s attention.
There is some scientific proof
that wearing a mask
protects others from a virus.
This one doesn’t seem to catch on;
it lacks that outrage,
that suggestion of defiance,
the glamour of one in the crowd,
independent insight,
a beacon in a world of lies.
But facts, on the whole, are just prose
in a world seeking
more intoxicating rhythms.
mindfoxblog 
Very aptly and succinctly put.
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Born of irritation!
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I think I didn’t just like it because this disconnect also baffles me. This piece seems very cleverly put together. I’m trying very hard to be unbiased here, but it is just so hard! I totally agree with the subject matter and really liked how succinctly you said it.
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Yes – the wording of the first verse was on a placard I saw on social media, and I was annoyed! As a result this is not so much a poem as a whine! I should ideally have gone on to explore how so many people can believe such nonsense – does it arise from a breakdown of social institutions like trade unions, churches etc, the reduced experience of inter dependence as people live more as individuals connected only through media?
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