Plague Doctor Mask

My love
we fear the corona
my lover
let us wear
our plague doctor
masks to bed again

You look at me
with eyes like two ribbons
of warm absinthe

We fear for our life
from our life
the whole span
of it glistens

To protect us
light the candles
spray on some
moonlight

Let us recite
some old biblical
verses

Some say they
still hear the screams
where plague doctors
walked in bird like masks
where no birds sing...
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Dietrich Avatar
December 6, 2020 at 6:25 PM
I like this, but I don't think you should worry so much unless you are really old or have asthma. I'm kind of old and my hubbie has asthma but we just go out into the world as normal as we can. Nice writing!
Carroll Avatar
December 7, 2020 at 12:26 AM
Thank you Andrea for visiting!
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