when the emergency ends
we can almost make ourselves believe
it was all just a dream
the masks and hysteria
the derision and quarantines
the complex equations of exposure and release
a hoarse shadow of adrenaline
has pillaged our reserves
the exhaustion is too deep to be perceived
we set it down like luggage
ready to be home
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I can remember this feeling like it was yesterday. It was almost the most difficult part for me. Getting everyone ‘back to normal.’