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Social Distancing

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Social Distancing

Six Feet.        Two Meters.        Stay At Home.        Essential Travel Only.

It spread faster than any of us expected

and the ramifications are severe.

Severing ties with friends and family alike,


likening our living situations


to some kind of solitary isolation,


confined to finding entertainment inside.




Entertain this thought, for a moment.

It’s moments like these when social media


finally finds its intended place:


not a way to compare your capricious life


to the carefully curated instagram stories


telling a fictional fantasy, but


finding a way to stay up to date


on the wellness and needs


of the people you see frequently


but may fail to appreciate


until you’re separated.




Here’s another thought experiment,

Since we’re trapped inside


with little to do but ponder.





The virus is spreading like religion.


Unpredictable, unstoppable,


planted like a little idea


that you can’t quite shake, and it grows.




And it’s forcing families together.

Forcing them to rely on one another.


To deal with family drama


and to live with each other


in a broken harmony. As far as I can tell,


That’s what religion is all about.




Dare I pose the question:

Can there be silver lining in the virus?


Not to discredit the pain of death


but remember that if there is life


after death (or even if there isn’t)


then they’re not hurting anymore


and for those of us that are still living,




still hurting, still suffering



still loving


​
is our love made deeper in the face of doubt?
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