Would You Remember?
Poetry in free verse for when all this will be over
After all this over,
will you go back to being who you were,
or would you stick to being who you’ve become?
Would you remember
that spending time with family
is more precious
(and satisfying)
than adding ten new dresses to your shopping cart
and refreshing the page every day
till you get a discount?
Would you remember
that there is more to life than a computer screen
and numbers that mean so much to your boss
and barely anything to you?
Would you remember
that while we humans were shut inside,
the earth took a breath of fresh air,
and would you walk to where you have to go
instead of shutting yourself up
inside an air-conditioned car?
Would you remember
how much your body thanked you
for making a meal from scratch,
and not eating junk food,
and it is easier than you think
to control your urges
when there is no option…
