Pandemic Proofed Bodies

Harvey Aughton
The Junction
Published in
1 min readSep 26, 2020

Second skin crawls over my digits
a silicone shell, they say its a mold,
a protective layer against the acids
carried through the air outside my
bubble, not safe for consumption

Added bonuses keep arriving, sweat
never evaporates anymore, never
escapes the shell, so people stay away
keep a distance from my second skin
From which permeates, rank steam

Photo by Krzysztof Hepner on Unsplash

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Harvey Aughton
The Junction

Conservation. Bat and brain biology. Poetry. Short stories.