We Are All Ostriches

D. Samarender Reddy

We all know
Only too well
How things can go wrong
A fetus being stillborn
A 25-year-old
Dying of a rare cancer
A 60-year-old
Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
An 80-year-old
With hip fracture
A 20-year-old
Becoming heartbroken
A 40-year-old dad
Dying in a car accident
A summa-cum-laude
Not admitted at Harvard
I think you get the picture
We know
How things can go wrong
Yet we cling to hope
Burying our head in sand
Like an ostrich.

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Published by D. Samarender Reddy

Philosopher & Poet. Holds degrees in Medicine (MBBS) and Economics (MA, The Johns Hopkins University). Certified programmer. An avid reader. Worked in various capacities as a medical writer, copywriter, copyeditor, software programmer, newspaper columnist, and content writer. Amazon Author Page - https://www.amazon.in/stores/D.-Samarender-Reddy/author/B0CB7PMW36

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