Bubble Wrapped
It’s risky, this breathing-in
and then this breathing-out thing
especially when going outside
crossing roads, driving,
or walking over uncertain surfaces,
especially extreme sports
like going shopping
and and…
We have to wait for the world
to stop being dangerous,
wait for the air to be germ free.
Wait, because it’s all so very...
and no one can tell you
how to avoid the avoidable.
We must though,
for the sake of the children;
who knowing no better,
just want to run around,
to play
amidst all this peril and terribleness.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2022
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