It all started when...
a
pesky
persistent
human-happy
microbe
went
gangbusters
on
the
world
times of running
races
stuffing
unwashed hands
into gummy-bear filled bowls
while smiling
unmasked
willing
ones
got up
close
and
personal
but a distant memory
events
minuscule
and
colossal
canceled
children's birthday parties
become
cloistered car parades
Graduations Ceremonies
parent's schoolbook photos
The Tour
tabled
and my perennial quest
postponed
only one
chase left
the one
away
from the crowned
snarling beast
So I run
around the block
feet
following
the
street
empty
center line
So I run
down the clock
feet
following
the
beat
to the
finish line
Wow, nice one, dark.
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