It doesn’t take much A stormy day While I must stay Within my comfort zone Safe from the threat Imposed not from the sky But rather by an unknown viral Spiral threatening survival Strange times sheltering in place Masks not for vigilantes Those who would be “free” Threaten you and me! Recall those ten-foot poles Last called upon medievial Separate the stricken from the well Contemplate the now As leaders figure how To weather this unpredictable storm; Our norms upended.

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