Wake Up
Pat is having a bad dream but she is unable to wake herself. At least that's what it feels like. Nothing, yet everything, in her world is normal. She is a stay-at-home Mum, staying at home. She is home schooling her three children and their lessons are up to date. She is preparing regular meals, and doing the bookwork for the farm. Her husband's routine remains the same, the milk tankers come to collect as usual. The cattle are fed, cleaned, and everything is sanitized daily. The children are talking to their friends and playing computer games. The family plays board games some evenings. She and her husband read and watch their favourite series on TV. Then there is COVID-19, the novel corona virus, the corona virus, the pandemic, the social distancing, the constant news breaks, the government actions, the testing, the deaths, on and on it goes. How can so much be happening in the world and her life remain so normal? It's so surreal she sometimes wants to pinch her