My turn to go to the supermarket
all ailments suddenly inflated
what if my cough is The cough?
I mask up
In the supermarket
on goes the mask and a man
asks if they work?
I reminded him about wearing trousers when he
pisses himself and I won’t get wet
He actually smiled
The checkout lady
gave me the most heartfelt
thank you
I’ve had for a very long time
The cough hasn’t been
since
A Zoom call
again- when will they end?
My arse is getting wide-
and in front of a group of wise women
I appear
This time there is no mask
not one.
Vulnerable and kind
generous and wise
we learn
and we are seen
really seen
Look at each other- really
look
I say
Perhaps it’s easier to really look
when there are two screen and
hundreds of miles between the eyes
To be seen, masked up and
mask gone-
how the vulnerability
sings through my bones
Nwyfre 