Falling Off Cliffs (In the Time of Coronavirus)

We barely knew there was a cliff Until we fell off it. And we keep falling, Wondering when we shall land On land again. For now,though, Vertigo rules And dizzy too, Going end over end over end And trying to remenber A non-vertigo world – So long a memory ago, Only a few months And already these memories Are in sepia – Another age ago Another time ago In another country far away Where we didn't keep Falling down and around the place Like now But here we are looking up at this cliff We just fell off. And we might, just might, One of these years/weeks/days, Land on our feet And know what to do And so Let go of the vertigo – And take a deep breath again.