By Jane Seskin
I REMEMBER
the amusement I felt hearing Toilet Paper was
in short supply and the anxiety later as I stood
in front of an empty supermarket shelf.
I REMEMBER In the early months not leaving
the house without my gloves.
I REMEMBER going to the living room window
at 7 to applaud the first responders.
I REMEMBER sobbing with grief reading the
obituaries from “Complications of Covid-19.”
I REMEMBER saying a meditation for myself
and others to be safe, hopeful, generous.
I REMEMBER getting the Q-tip tickle and
waiting for the verdict on sick or well.
I REMEMBER a week or more of unlimited
sourdough bread and butter, pasta, donuts!
I REMEMBER giving masks in zip-lock
bags to the homeless.
I REMEMBER going from blonde to gray and
reframing it as chic and sophisticated.
(Applauding first responders)
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Jane Seskin (www.olderwisershorter.com) is a social worker and author of the poetry collection Older Wiser Shorter. Her poetry and personal essays have been published in national magazines and journals.