not on the fatality list

<p>'not on the fatality list'</p> <p><br></p> <p>this is our new fad</p> <p>quarantine love</p> <p>mindful of our distance</p> <p>while we laugh at the experts</p> <p>we’ve been practicing this, you know</p> <p>long before it ever came in vogue</p> <p>concealing all expression</p> <p>resigned to the fact</p> <p>our words are asymptomatic</p> <p>just a monotonous series of sounds</p> <p>muffled beneath layers</p> <p><br></p> <p>infecting inauspiciously the ears.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>www.josephpinto.com&nbsp;</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted;</p> <p>all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted.</p> <p>*</p> <p>‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.</p> <p><br></p>