Going Viral

by Michael Dylan Welch and Gary Hotham

First published in Frogpond 43:2, Spring/Summer 2020, page 13. Originally written in March of 2020.

coronavirus—

a few things crossed off

my to-do list Michael

washing from my hands

what I can’t see Gary

dialing in

to the company meeting

in my bathrobe Michael

pandemic manners

more space

between us Gary

a walk in the park . . .

my mask made in China Michael

oatmeal nearly boiling over

a new report increases

the numbers Gary