Two strangers on a train
Wearing masks and gloves.
Sitting six feet apart
It is difficult to make conversation
Wearing masks and sitting six feet apart .
So they nod and smile
Before turning to their cell phones .
Two total strangers
Thinking the same thoughts:
Will we always live like this?
How long will this last?
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Good question: how long will it last? Sigh. And even smiling is hidden by the masks, which is unfortunate as a smile is universally understood, no matter what language we speak.
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I hope it goes away soon.
I miss exchanging smiles and wearing lipstick, I can’t do these with a mask.
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I just wish people would cooperate so we wouldn’t have to live in anticipation of the second wave!
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My thoughts exactly. And my mask won’t stay put, either. It just falls off, even the paper ones where I can pinch the nose part tighter. We haven’t gone anywhere except doctors and yesterday, a trip to the lab for antibody testing (maybe we already had it????), a stop to buy a fuchsia and some pictures at the dam. The lab was empty except for us and everyone in Koopman’s were masked — and no one was coughing or sneezing … and there was no one at the dam. But Owen comes in and out.
I tried to get data for our area, but there is no data for Worcester county. Literally none. Not by population or hospitalization, or crowded households. NO information. The only information is from in or very near Boston.
The idea of living like this forever is appalling and depressing. I want to see friends. I want to laugh again.
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I hear you !
So often I wish we could go back to our lives before the pandemic.
You don’t value what you have until you lose it.
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Very poignant poem Tanya.
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Thank you dear !
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You’re welcome 😉
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So very relatable. I hope that this doesn’t last for long.
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