I just know
people are tired
and the scarlet letter
of this pandemic
is the mask.
It may be painless,
it may be easy,
but it’s inconvenient,
it’s annoying,
and it reminds us
that we’re in
the middle of
a pandemic.
*Quoting Rochelle Walensky, Director,
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
In the Bubble With Andy Slavitt podcast 2/21/22
P.S. Has she read The Scarlet Letter?
