Attitude of Gratitude

My heart is overflowing right this moment:

No surprise there is food still on

the shelves and meds as well.

Tired faces sleepless so gracious

whispering kindness removed from

the chatter of those powerful but indecisive, misdirected.

No surprise magically the garbage removed,

my heart bursts with a million thanks and

I stand  both my thumbs up for the

Waste Management truck plodding.

The mail woman even smiles at me from

 forever away, gloved hands pushing

 people’s mail into the mailbox.

Miraculously my car gets a gas refill

and the masked attendant wishes me

best of health! Really?

Aren’t you more exposed than me

being in the woods while I’m home alone?

The faucet still gushes with running water

and am humbled when I turn on the heat and light

coz the energy workers have our backs.

Amazing that the phone works and

the media anchors keep us rooted, grounded

 in a functioning democracy.

The man in uniform at the intersection

nudges me as I return from the CVS realizing

it’s curfew already. Am still getting used to a new reality.

but Law Enforcement is at work thank God!

Masked(?), gowned(?) gloved(?) hopefully

our very own Gods saving humanity

sacrifice incarnate!

We are in it together, and we will get there,

In the meantime-

I want to hug each of them

from miles away and say

Thank you for caring for us all.

But feel no thanks is  enough.