quarantine is a word
that humans just don’t seem to understand
it means staying put in one place
with no more movement over the land
it does not mean drive to the park
or to a friend’s house to play a game
it does not mean if you don’t go to the store you’ll starve
that kind of fear mongering is just lame
this new world is a concept
people often only see in movies on the screen
they don’t understand it applies to THEM
this new word “quarantine”
so stay home and wash your hands
leave the extra rolls of toilet paper on the shelf
learn from YouTube how to bake some bread
find a new reliance on yourself.
immunocompromised means YOU TOO
have to stay inside
or at least away from social play
there’s no excuse not to exercise
guidelines given by the CDC
this disease is now world-wide
if we don’t try our best to beat out the test
and all just go inside
then we’ll fail as a species and compromise
many more lives than we need
don’t lose your mind but don’t ignore the truth
keep your head and take good heed.
quarantine is a word
most people don’t quite understand
this isn’t a vacation it’s the fucking apocalypse
please just try to understand
do your part, wash your hands
- Alexis E Abbott
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