subtext

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returning to work during a pandemic

driving to work

the sun shatters 

across the fogged windshield 

blinding me 

with it’s sharp light 

I can’t see where I’m going 

walking into the building

my mask fogs my glasses 

the sun blinds me— 

hammers clang and clang 

on the black metal gate

 

I can’t see where I’m going 

(January 6, 2022)