No one will know if you flossed today,
Corona has taken such close looks away.
Teeth and gums are safe from inspections.
Now we cannot assess dental conditions.
Spinach or kale may lurk undetected,
all kinds of food could there be collected.
That mask hides lunch or dinner from view,
and those fragrant wafts of garlic too.
Yes, it’s good to be safe from virus infection,
but we miss what lips add to words’ inflection.
Lost are our own oral expressions; the spice
that reveals if smiles be naughty or nice.
Now it’s the eyes, windows to soul and heart,
that send out our feelings, while six feet apart.
Words muffled and filtered by cloth and fear.
We long for the day when again we draw near.
by A. KISSEL
04-2020
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