TOUCHED BY A DENTIST by Fiona Goodwin

I never enjoyed the dentist But today was comforting Being touched by a stranger In a mask. Wow! Corona really does Put in macro What goes on every day of our normal lives Strangers in masks I’m taking mine off I’ve been doing that for years In increments Can I help you with yours?

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CORONA-KU by Bonnie Patterson

Corona-ku N95 mask Will it last ? .. or will the virus kick my @&$ ? We’re in this together Wash your hands The End By Beth Haist We all our learning this new language together Some are fluent already knowing when to shower hearts and condolences Steering through this quagmire of fear and loss…

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LOVE IN A PANDEMIC by Patricia Whittle

Love in a pandemic We met on line Loved her profile She loved mine We messaged we texted Then we called We arrange to meet Covid 19 put an end to this Six weeks we have talked Shared photos We fell in love But never touched or kissed Is it possible to stay like this?…

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THE NAUGHTY STEP By Fiona GOODWIN

The stapler pulled my paper together today So none of it will fly away I’m not sure what’s holding me together I’m in quarantine with my quaranteam. It’s a big fat unknown France and Germany are going back to work While the rest of us have to sit a little longer And think about our…

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ANNUNCIATION by Willow Aubrey

The angels won’t have it They say. Same sex love is a travesty A sin which God In His majesty Cannot tolerate. So watching angels shake their heads as ladies celebrate their love, in beds doorways on shagpiled carpets and parquet floors. For I hear a different choir as I fall into your Gloria Your…

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NEVER IN by Jacqueline Conroy

I never knew there was a word, a box to fit in, how absurd! I kissed the girls and fell in love, this feeling fitted like a glove You can’t do that! they said to me, I’ll do as I like so leave me be! I didn’t know another way, I just knew that I…

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CHURCH MOUSE by Jill Schoenemann

(describes the experience of many LGBTQI churchgoers) Oh the joys I have seen – Marriages, baptisms, seemingly happy people. People usually do not see me, I stand in the shadows, behind doors, behind walls, sheltering in the cloak room. Sometimes a morsel of a communion wafer finds its way to me and I so love…

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