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This, too, shall pass
A poem
Image: Florencia Lewis, Creative Commons License
THIS, TOO, SHALL PASS
living in constant fear
anxiety
an invisible enemy
microscopic
galvanizing
virus lurks
every crevice
nook and cranny
economic havoc
dominates
news cycle
other concerns
trivial
there is no other
news
this is it
the new normal
until
the old normal
reasserts
enjoy the fresh air
(if . . .
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