"At last we appear to be human" by terri jude miller

at last we are proved to be human

oh impervious self
you're eating crow now
you hid within your social media
suit of armor until even that
couldn't protect you

the test is true and unexpected
see how long you can get along
with yourself

Netflix and Facebook groups
and something called ZOOM
little umbilicals to the mother ship
small smoke signals to the tribe
to tell them what you had for lunch
to lounge quarterback the plays
the big dogs make--tell them
where they screwed up

spread gossip's gospel
about how you're impervious 
if you drank from a water hose
as a child, tell others they look
stupid in their masks...though you 
don't leave the house, not because
you're afraid...it's just what you prefer to do

HEB's just made a delivery
crow is somewhat more palatable 
with beer