Eyes
closed
Eyes
opened
Staring
Blinking
Blinking rapidly
Who’s there
Who’s that
Coming towards us
Coming towards me
I don’t understand
This is NOT normal
This is not MY normal
I CAN’T BREATHE
Hear me
I NEED to breathe
Oh
I now understand
I now see
Faces
Faces no longer recognizable
Faces
Black
Brown
White
Yellow
Our Faces
No longer even-toned
Faces
Split in half
Black and blue
Brown and white
Yellow and green
Faces
Colour Blocked
Patterned
Dotted
Striped
Flowered
In Masks
Masks to shield
Masks to protect
Masks
Can never hide
Your pain
Our concern
Their anxiety
My fear
Within the eyes
of
COVID
