Excuse me Mr.Covid?

Mrs. Looseylaine: Hello, excuse me, Mr. Covid, sir, but may I get a statement from you? It will just take a second, and then you can back to your crew.

Mr. Covid: I believe what you are saying could very well be true, but now I have a question of my own, just who the heck are you?

Mrs. Looseylaine: Oh yes, I am so sorry, how rude of me allow me to introduce myself. I'm a reporter with the newspaper, the L.A. journalistic and, I've been assigned to cover the topics of wealth and health.

Mr. Covid: Oh yes, now I see, but this still seems kind/of strange. But now that I know you are a reporter, then just what is your name?

Mrs. Looseylaine: Well, now that's understandable that you want to know my name, but I want to warn you now because it sounds really strange. But now that you know I'm a reporter and not someone deranged, then let me introduce myself, I'm Louana Looseylaine.

Mr. Covid: Well, now that is a strange name Mrs. Looseylaine, but now how may I help you? But we have to be fast because I own the company, and I have to get back to direct my crew. I am a very busy man for this, I tell the truth, we have lots and lots of people to get sick and a struggling economy to run through.

Mrs. Looseylaine: Well, that's just what I was going to ask you, don't you care who you hurt? We're talking about people's lives and livelihoods for whatever it's worth.

Mr. Covid: Oh, now, now Mrs. Looseylaine you make us sound like sobs, we're not intentionally trying to hurt anyone, no we're just doing our jobs. You, humans, are a resilient bunch, oh yeah that is for sure, yes it is only a matter of time before they find a cure, yes they'll make a great vaccine and enough to go around, and then the shoe will be on the other foot and, then my business will shut down. But in the meantime, here are some things that humans can do, stay at home as much as possible, wear a mask, and six feet of distance will work wonders too.

Mrs: Looaeylaine Well, Mr. Coivd coming from you that is a surprise. You're really not as dumb as you look, I see you can actually pretty wise. Well, true to your word, you gave me a second, and ill let you get back to your crew, but even with your good advice, I want you to know that humans will never like you.

A poetic short, written by Morgen Kinley-Smith