Took It For Granted By Charisse Ross

 TOOK IT FOR GRANTED by Charisse Ross

Didn't know I would miss it

Maybe I took it for granted

Simple things

Like sitting on the church pew while the choir sings

The joy that your physical touch brings

Being able to see you face to face

A long warm, loving embrace

Standing cheek to cheek

Conversations face to face

Didn't know I would miss it

Maybe I took it for granted

Watching little children swing on swings

Holding hands in the park and the joy it brings

It's just simple things

Like sitting in a restaurant hearing and seeing people chit chatter

Sharing the taste of my lunch entre or dinner platter

I can't believe that at one time it didn't matter

And now its a deadly situation that keeps getting sadder 

My personal space was my choice

But now my face mask muffles my voice 

I feel like I was forced to be instantly  converted

From extroverted to introverted 

But is it really worth it?

And now the death toll rises

There are no more surprises

As the COVID-19 virus spreads fast

How much longer will this way of living last

Didn't know I would miss it

Maybe I took it for granted

Crowded festivals, wedding receptions, and hayrides at Blake's cider mill

Dancing at clubs and parties, people cuddling close to get rid of a cold chill

Live music concerts and cheering loudly for my favorite team at a live sporting event game 

Everything has changed, nothing really stayed the same

COVID19 seems like a bad dream

But I wake up everyday to the same quarantine

A prisoner in my own home

I'm a hermit, destined to die alone

Paranoid to go outside

The sound of my cough conjures up fear

Praying I live to see another day

Didn't Know I would miss it

Maybe I took it for granted

COVID19 took so many lives

I'm just hoping it doesn't take mine