Little Things

T. WAYNE SCHWERTNER

April 9, 2020

It’s just a little thing,

this virus,

that fills your lungs with fluid.

Just a little.

Until you cry for air –

for just a little.

It’s just a little thing.

one percent,

hardly noticeable,

equaling thousands dead.

It’s just a little thing,

to stay at home.

No church, no movie, 

no dinners out, no school.

It’s just a little thing,

a few days, 

a few weeks –

a little sacrifice to save others.

Until the day we once again can 

go outside,

shake hands,

hug,

be together.

You know – the little things.

T. WAYNE SCHWERTNER is a native Texan, a wildlife biologist, and a professor of Wildlife Science at Tarleton State University.  He lives in Stephenville, Texas.