The headline today:

US losing

Life 

Expectancy

Due to 

COVID19

The average

Lifespan

Is 

One 

Year

Less.

Life expectancy

Has generally

Denoted

Progress

Referring to

Extending

Years

Of living.

The goal

Has been

To be

Alive

As 

Long

As

Possible.

Now,

Some seek

To define

Life

Extending

Before

Birth

As long

As possible.

(Thus far,

We’ve counted

After birth.)

What to

Expect

When

You’re expecting?

Your

Life 

Matters

Less

Than

Potential

Biological

Processes 

Not yet 

Formed

Or 

Counted

On 

The scale

Of Life

Expectancy.

My unscientific 

Analysis

Suggests that 

Most of us

Want to approach

 A century

 On earth

 Outside a womb

Feeling ok

Then passing

Peacefully

In our sleep.

I don’t expect

My life

To end

That way

Or 

Unfold

Without

Issues. 

What

Do we

Expect

Of life

After 

Birth

Before

Death?

That 

Deserves

More 

Attention

As we

Are losing

All that

Too.