Wearing
Pull up your mask – tight on
your face – hide your smile –
enfold your breath – you are
a decent person – keep it on
& wear your compassion for
a frightened other – align it
as it slips – then re-adjust it –
wear it to keep shielding all
those in your reach [a metre
is also an avowal of concern
shown to strangers] – We are
oafish conveyors of diseases