A somber silence,

streets stripped,

Pedestrians pitter patter postponed,

Pigeons perched peering pointlessly

for discarded doughnuts,

Shops shuttered shackled,

Planes parked on redundant runways

Impatient passengers pointing pointlessly,

Speakers sounding

Safety sirens

Victims of viral vileness.

Friendly faces forgo fears

Common courtesy reappears,

Respect restored,

Polite people populate.

Lessons learned.

JPOET7 ( @wordverse.me )