John Lawless Poet Free verse

PROGRESS REPORT

I have finally used up all my COVID toilet paper
Am still finding MASKS in various places
The rubber glove supply is slowly waning
The alcohol wipes dried up six months ago
The foot prints in the supermarket have totally faded
I’ve even seen people in the checkout lines talking
So much for six degrees of separation
Hand shakes are making a comeback
While fist and elbow bumps linger

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I Am Anaya June 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM You had me at first line, ha one of those guys, I always wondered what toilet paper had to do with covid ? The jab and masks did the job and I'm grateful for that Unlike the fool who purposed annoculating ourselves with bleach oy vay

Gershon Wolf June 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM (No) thanks for these memories. Can't even imagine 2020 or 2021 anymore. It was all so utterly juvenile, and clearly politically motivated by that party of the hee-haw. ~ gw

Hilda Greenhough June 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM Yep. It made a big impact. Your poem should be enshrined so that we never forget.

Jeanette Swan June 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM I was laughing at the first line! I think humanity has realised that loneliness can be worse than sickness. J

Keith D Trestrail June 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM Yeah, and all the lies and scare campaigns and threats to our liberties and livelihoods will never be forgotten. The Faucis of this world who were responsible for the deaths and psychological harm of millions got pardons from President Autopen. 99% of “conspiracy theories” were proven to be true. And they would do it all again.