Navel Gazing by Florence....... in a new world

Reflections!
Have never been very good at it but a friend encouraged to do a whole lot more..
Seems I got caught in the tide... a spring tide!

The last day of confinement is upon me
and I am thankful
that it will be over
being isolated and alone
but
a reflection
Flying across the world from where I was
to be
held tightly in rooms
and behind doors
I am confused
as to my place now
when this too will pass
and I will move on

a limbo
but one where mindfullness
must be my friend.

I am thankful that
my country
has kept us safe
as I know the  majority had no idea what behaviours
meant survival
in a pandemic world
Without enforcement and announcement
No person would have changed
They scoff at me for speaking of wearing a mask when I go out
Is this what people do?
If we do not adhere to their notion of what is needed? Do I look silly? It is said by some
that I take the masks from health personnel
but I don't
I bought masks long before this place
realised that this wasn't a "flu" and were busy sneering at those silly others across the world who
were dying
and suffering
and hungry
Then it became their reality.

I'm ok with being here and feeling safe
I rail against the removal of freedom
and being able to do what I had planned this summer( northern hemisphere)
But we are all in a new world
and must learn how to be
and what will jettison us forward to a positive place
I am not alone
But I grieve my losses, some deeper than others
and it is with grief and joy that I reflect-

Tomorrow I will walk out that gate
and what will I do with my freedom?
I will plan for my next stage....
in a new world.