Worry

My friends
Are getting worried
Sheltering in place isolated,
How can you relax avoid the hives
From all the scary media stories.
So, damn the torpedos and full
Steam ahead but careful not
To overwhelm the medical
Care folks reopening as
Quick as possible not
To make money as
Much as to avoid
Hives and worry
As we are at
Heart made
To gather
And to
Hunt.
Most folks
Ain’t hermits.
Stop the pity party
And get back to work.
OK, with masks and distance
No handshakes leave a chair desk
Or stool between us and whoever
Coughs or sneezes must now
Cover their exhalation,
Time to invest in
Handkerchiefs.
I will miss the
Handshakes
And hugs
Now use
Elbows
Nods
But
Stop
Worrying.
“Pack up your
Troubles in your
Old kit bag and
Smile ...”