The Jab

I've gotten my jab, so soon I'll be
Wholesome, unencumbered, and human again,
A worthwhile member of society,
No longer a threat to my fellow men.

As much as I loved the Bedouin look,
With mouth-curtains blocking the wind-blown sands,
I'm rather done with the dunes and the souk
And ready to breathe free from reprimands.

But will they have me, my erstwhile friends?
They who hermetically sealed their homes
And, fearful of microbes, conscientiously cleansed
Lest infection unravel their chromosomes.

Whereas I all that time was the untethered rambler,
The itinerant bus-rider and loyal haunter
Of cuppa-joe shops; yep, I was a gambler,
A beastly, intractable, in-your-face flaunter.

And look: I'm still here. Not to minimize
The lurking threat of such pandemics,
But we must take care not to ostracize
Middle-grounders by damning them with polemics.

Reviews

[mattavelli]

Hello, Wilyem! :)
I'm sure your friends will give you lots of hugs when they break their seals.