Sailor Girls and Kitty-Cat Tails

- you join a zoom call. everyone’s mic is muted, but no one is talking anyway. you stare at the squares with faces in them. which is your face? you can’t be sure.

- the news is full of numbers. you try to learn what they mean, but the articles are full of jargon from fields you have no experience in, and you swear the numbers change when you blink. 

- you wake up. you sleep. you wake up. you sleep. how many days was that? you have no idea.

- you go for a walk. a shadow follows you down the street, moving when you move, stopping when you stop. always the recommended six feet away.

- every day you get several emails from corporations you’ve never heard of. each company name sounds fake, too vague, too optimistic. “Stay healthy! :)” they say. “We’re committed to keeping you safe! You must stay healthy! We love you very much! We learned everything about you so we can keep you safe! Please believe us we love you so much we’ r e  , s 0Rry:):)):))”  You try to unsubscribe, but the link just takes you to a blank black webpage. Suddenly, you can make out your reflection in the screen. What’s that over your shoulder?

Someone: Hey welcome to the chat! Here you can learn how to make the worst decisions of your life!

Me: Why would I need to learn something I've already mastered??

Someone:

Someone: Hey can I get your location?

Someone: Nvm already got it

WHY DO ALL OF THEM HAVE BERRIES IN THEIR NAMES IF THEY ARE NOT BERRIES

ARE BLUEBERRIES EVEN BERRIES

OR

This two moments...

you are beautiful

you are strong