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A coughing tale

A coughing tale

by wordonism · Aug 12, 2020

a cough
a sneeze
wills everyone 
to freeze
statues
staring blindly
fear
full carts
toilet paper hoarders
having no borders
like a virus
that spreads
infecting
the affected
to act
in ways 
we don't understand
we can't
because it's never been
like this before
in our time
a war
against an unseen
enemy
droplets of death
floating in the sky
rain of terror
like fever rising
misinformation reigns
supreme
protection
is a sleeve
an elbow 
hoisted defensively
to mask the face
to keep physical distance
social 
no more

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

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I like words. And the joy they bring. To me. To others. But mostly to me.

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