Most Somber St Pattys Day Ever
March 17th 2020
Somber St Patrick’s Day
No parade; I am in doctor’s office
No restaurants
No bars
No congregating
Waiting room chairs are facing the wall
Only a few left out for you to sit in
Several chairs separate the guests
Receptionists are wearing blue gloves
Pretending things are normal
I make a joke; no one laughs
Doctor’s office is seriously serious
A masked face meets me before I reach clinic's front door
Made sure I was a patient before allowing me to enter
Corona Virus pandemic
Has changed everything
More stark, more deadly, colder and harder
The most at risk are the elderly
Especially those with Type A blood.
Of course mine is Type A and I am terrified.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2020
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