Going Viral

Going Viral

I shuffle through the door

My new overdrive

Got to do it now It calls me not to wait

The need for human contact

I’ve got to communicate

Take care

Beware

Wear the mask

Back up

Shut up

That’s your task

Don’t breathe my air

Don’t crowd my space

Keep your distance

Our saving grace

I smack my hands

Chalk dust fills the air

We’re in this together

Don’t despair

We’re in this together

The chalk on the sidewalk says

Just don’t breathe my air.

Brenda Drexler, Pandemic 2020

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