Madeline Blakeslee Reverse Poem

quarantine

do you really want to

spread the sick

stay home

don’t

go to the gatherings

go six feet that way

you will never hear me say

come closer

all and any touching will end today

I refuse to say that

I promise I will share

can you spare a square

I need toilet paper

I really have to go

but

going to the store is risky

I refuse to believe that

it is safe

experts say

germs are inevitable, and some are even helpful

I do not agree with that

eating off the floor does not boost the immune system and it never will

it will always be true that it just isn't required

safety shouldn’t be so controversial

it is the most important thing ever

communication

is thoroughly unneeded

isolation

is the right thing to do

getting out and about

it’s obviously just plain wrong

and anyone who says to stay put is right

everyone should socially distance

how can people believe that

this doesn't even matter

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