Opening up, going out, meeting up. Many of us haven’t used those phrases or experienced those situations much before now. That was the inspiration for this Typewriter Rodeo poem.
Re-Socializing
This whole past year
Or more (what is time?)
I didn’t get out much
And to be honest, I was fine
I had great conversations
With all of my plants
I never worried
How I looked in pants
I tuned into Zoom
And got into that flow —
Business up top
Casual below
I got snuggle time
From family and pets
And at buying online
I was the best!
But now, it seems
I must go out of this place
And talk to other people
Um, face-to-face?
Will each joke attempt
Be fraught with dramas?
Will I still be comfy
Not wearing pajamas?
Will I even remember
How to do a high five?
Or to look for traffic
When I drive?
But I guess we’re all
Diving back in
And I can try to be perfect
Or just — begin.