Life as we know it
a pandemic ‘humor me’ poem
Do you want to do this with me?
As cliché as it might be
close your eyes now
can you see?
We are dancing the night away
no space between us, bumping into strangers and not apologizing
Hugging and kissing after a weekend away
not sanitizing
Shops are open outside and in
Sharing tables at crowded dine-ins
There is no risk in traveling
What is social distancing anyway?
I haven’t heard of this oxymoron before today
A face mask is a scrub I use once a week
To make my skin glow
What pandemic? Oh, you mean the Spanish flu
Poor them at that time
They needed a century to grow
Work from home, distant learning, lock down and curfew, quarantine!
Which novel are you reading? What autobiography!
I can’t even imagine going through this
Thankfully we are more progressed
This can’t happen in our times
I am so thankful we are fine
There’s a gathering tonight, wanna come?
About 40 people in a small home
It’ll be cozy, we’re sharing finger food
It’s a mini send-off party
In my honor
I am backpacking Europe
In a few hours
Laughing and laughing and laughing
We open our eyes
That was a nice zoom call
Don’t you think?
