Social Animals

What  if  they  played  and  no  one  came
To  actually  see  the  much  talked  about  game?
Football...basketball..track  and  field  too
They're  not  important, and  neither  is  school.

Let's  do  these  things  with  cameras  and  screens
Appropriate  viewing  for  impressionable  teens.
Don't  venture  out, just  stay  in  your  home.
You're  better  off  there, safe  and  alone.

But  kids  need  to  get  out  and  mingle  with  others.
While  we  may  look  different, we  all  are  our  brothers.
How  does  one  grow  if  you're  locked  in  a  room
Viewing  Grandma's  service  right  there  on  the  ZOOM?

        Jim  Hendrickson
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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