Traditional Mold

A vaccine is a drug

Drugs have side effects

One needs to weigh possible benefits 

    with possible risks

But am I endangering others?

How can one have a contagious disease

    with no symptoms?

It's a weird world

How do I function within this strange society?

I pretty much don't

I feel I live in a different world

An isolation bubble that floats around

    peering into the lives of others 

        in their bubbles

I feel I've lost Friend

Friend seldom reads me anymore

Friend never initiates phone calls

When we do talk it seems Friend feels I need help 

It seems Friend tries to give me advice 

    when I ask for none

I think Friend assumes I'm unhappy or lost 

    or something

I don't cry often

I don't heartily laugh often

I used to 

    when I had more energy

Everyday I am closer to death

What the hell am I here for? 

Round 36 begins October 25, 2021...

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penned 10/11/21