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Life in the Time of Corona
Blindly It Slays Thee
Patrick Cochran
Patrick Cochran received his Ph.D. in Organizational Systems from Saybrook Graduate School. Dr. Cochran’s poetic efforts began in the 1960’s. Three of his poems were published in the 1985 Loma Linda University literary journal Discourse. He has published four books of poetry, since retiring in 2015.
Concealed yet empowered
Blindly it slays thee
Calling you to plead
Snaking through the Labyrinth
Although you may still take a breath
What remains has changed
You before its own
Invisible yet potent
Blindly it slays thee
Calling you to accede
Winding down those narrow paths
Between the cells of heart and soul
Only death can set you free
Yours or its own
Veiled yet forceful
Blindly it slays thee
Calling you to concede
Twisting through the maze
Seeking targets unconvinced . . . exposed
And those void of immunity
You are now its own
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