No Longer

we no longer linger
we know the cost
we no longer dare
We  know how to care
we no longer mourn
We bury in a hurry
we no longer sleep
We rest at the best
We no longer greet 
We wave from a far
We no longer work
we walk to make work
We no longer meet
We zoom online
We no longer touch
We stare
We are no longer the same

We no longer hug
 we wag like dogs
 We are no longer at ease
We are taking it easy
We no longer party
we walk apart
We no longer visit
We just miss it
We are no longer dirty
we wash like a party
We are no longer the same

We no longer belong
We have seen it long
We are no longer the same
We don't want fame
we no longer marry
we grab and stay
We no longer shout
we might wake the dead
we are no longer us 
We long for the us

We no longer worry
We might be sorry
We no longer paint our lips
We shield them with masks
We no longer smile
We use our eyes instead
We no longer hide our identity
We simply use the mask
We no longer hide
We know the virus hides
We are no longer us
We long for the us

We no longer come home late
We run home early
We no longer cough at ease
We asses the intensity at least
We no longer see the remote
We fight remotely
We no longer shout
We protect our throats
We know the threats
We are no longer us
We long for the us
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Leffanta Avatar
May 20, 2020 at 1:56 PM
You got me with, "We bury in a hurry"! Well said! Aloha! Rico
Krutsinger Avatar
May 19, 2020 at 4:51 PM
"We are no longer the same...……..and ………."we long for us:" Perfecto!
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