Vaccine

Even after
Most of us get
Our second shot
For COVID-19 will
Cruise ship voyages
Ever be the same again
Or will we find ourselves
Isolated in the Crow’s Nest
Or other bars or in the Lido
No more free seating for fear
Some lingering COVID germ
Might possibly slip by our
Cold formality possibly
To contaminate our
Perfect life so will
We ever again
Feel free to
Make a
New
Friend
Shake their
Hand and later
Hesitate to hug or
Touch their arm too
Cautious to dance or
Sit too close and will we
Hide behind our mask
Wear rubber gloves
Clean our utensils
At table gasp at
A sneeze turn
Away never
Sit in a
Ship’s
Audience
And if so then
Why bother cruising?
For that matter why bother
Ever visiting family ever again.
Online contact will be the
Quality time of the new
Decade fingers on
The screen for
Personal
Touch
Contact
Safe alone
A voyage of
Prayer introspection
And guided self-criticism.
Insert/play session 17 Intimacy.