Six years ago
at this pandemic’s start
I hoped
that it would teach us
to take care of each other
to keep things from getting worse.
Six years later
as this pandemic continues
I worry
that it has mainly taught us
to stare at our screens
as things keeps getting worse.
Plague Poems
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