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Disappearing During The Pandemic

I hated it and still do a bit

By Denise E LindquistPublished 6 months ago Updated 6 months ago 1 min read
Disappearing During The Pandemic
Photo by Edwin Hooper on Unsplash

Disappearing can be easy in a

pandemic. Who would have thought it could be?

First, wear a mask everywhere you go, the

work is important, next - pack up and see

what working from home does for you and me

Then, keep everyone at home, online school,

grandparents oversee children without

any sniffles, we wouldn't want to fool

around with getting the old people sick

People are dying, I just want to shout

Friends and family! Working hard to kick

this COVID-19! I missed the first round.

Staying away from others, sometimes in

your own home. How come he didn't get it?

Building up immunity for me and kin.

Cedar is the right medicine to get

Put your prayer ties out, one large white one or

fourteen red prayer ties. Right outside the house

No company, with a sign on the door

when someone is sick, it can be your spouse.

Now stay away from him the best you can

It's tough when he is such a baby, man

do this, do that, disappear whenever

you can and it's tough because wherever

you go there is someone coughing and sick.

Disappearing, not recognizing any

one, anywhere, a lonely place to be

no smiles, no conversations, not many

It is easy to disappear for me!

The pandemic continues on, you see

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About the Creator

Denise E Lindquist

I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran6 months ago

    I couldn't even disappear during the pandemic because I was a retail nutritionist working at a pharmacy so I had to go into work everyday. It sucked so bad

  • Shirley Belk6 months ago

    The pandemic was the worst thing to happen in the US since 9-1-1 in my opinion. But I do like to disappear from everyone and everything occasionally. lol

  • Sandy Gillman6 months ago

    I had a good laugh at the line about your spouse being a baby man.

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