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Pandemic Haibun Challenge

face mask: optional
glancing at unmasked colleagues —
who the hell is who?

I am unsure if anyone has this problem — the colleagues I knew now are separated into two groups: Before COVID (BC) and Post COVID (PC). Colleagues I knew BC I could not recognise with face masks and colleagues I knew PC I could not recognise without face masks. For someone who has facial recognition problems like a broken smartphone, this transition period has been challenging for me.

In response to Tre’s prompt:

Writers: A Challenge