\u00a0<\/p>\n
Numbers, numbers!<\/p>\n
They keep rising and gathering momentum.<\/p>\n
They terrify me and leave me hopeless.<\/p>\n
I keep wondering if I or any of those dear to me are next.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Numbers, numbers.<\/p>\n
Am I becoming numb?<\/p>\n
Is this how I insulate myself from these enumerations?<\/p>\n
These tallies keep rushing in unabated.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
I freeze them out of my mind, its the only way I can cope.<\/p>\n
They don’t concern me yet, so they don’t matter.<\/p>\n
They are just numbers, aren’t they?<\/p>\n
Though I am trying to deceive myself, I know they aren’t neutral.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Numbers, numbers.<\/p>\n
I empathize.<\/p>\n
I offer my condolences.<\/p>\n
I mourn with you, who grieves alone.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Numbers, numbers!<\/p>\n
You are not alone, though your world has been shattered and turned upside down.<\/p>\n
You whose loved one is part of these statistics, I stand with you.<\/p>\n
Oh yes, I refuse to allow myself to become numb and indifferent.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
For even though these numbers seem neutral, they aren’t.<\/p>\n
They are proof of our connection.<\/p>\n
We are all part of the big family of humanity.<\/p>\n
These numbers reflect us all regardless of which continent we inhabit.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
I, thus, stand in solidarity with my family of humanity touched by these here numbers.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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\u00a0 Numbers, numbers! They keep rising and gathering momentum. They terrify me and leave me hopeless. I keep wondering if I or any of those dear to me are next. \u00a0 Numbers, numbers. Am I becoming numb? Is this how I insulate myself from these enumerations? These tallies keep rushing in unabated. \u00a0 I freeze … <\/p>\n