THE MASKED SHOPPER

 

It is hard to say just where
I picked up this chest cold.
According to the Pharmacist
" It is the damn air conditioning
In the Hospital!  It is happening
All the time..." But I give them
The benefit of the doubt and say
Maybe I picked it up when we went
Supermarket shopping the day before.
It took three weeks of carrying
Out the awful task of clearing
My COPD debilitated lungs
I am left fatigued and angry.
So today I was the only masked
Shopper in the supermarket.
It went completely unobserved.

© Griffonner 2024





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Written on 2024-10-18 at 11:30

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Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Even now, seeing people wearing masks is completely normal in the store where I work. Some wear them to keep from getting sick. Some wear them to keep others from becoming sick.
2024-10-18