The world stops but the thoughts don’t.
We sit at our computers wondering:
What if, what about, who can, how will we, what if we never.
Then the work distracts us.

Minutes feel like hours.
Hours like days.
Days like weeks
Weeks like months.
It could be worse. We are lucky. We are grateful. We are sorry for those who aren’t.

We see an older man in the stairwell. He doesn’t even know what is happening.
How many like him are there?
How can we, what about, what if, who can, what if we never?

The cat flips on his back and we share a brief moment of laughter.
Then we remember: the cat relaxes because he hasn’t been burdened with these questions.
How can we, what about, what if, who can, what if we never?

Will the world return to its normal self in a few weeks or will this change us forever?
How will history books recount this moment?
What kind of legacy will we leave behind?
How can we, what about, what if, who can, what if we never?