Pandemic Pressure Release

M. H. O’Brien
2 min readJun 4, 2020

We walked out the gate to the sidewalk.

She said that the pandemic has been hard on her.

I said I wasn’t ever doing good.

The pandemic released pressure bubbling inside me.

She said do you think that the president ripped a scab off a wound.

I did.

We are taking steps backward before we rebuild.

The unity that everyone is feeling is comforting

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M. H. O’Brien

I’m trying to cultivate the wisdom to know when I’m being too serious.