Thread by @SocialSafeKids

A little poem I wrote.

You may laugh & sneer,
You may even jeer,
‘Covid is Over!
Masks aren’t welcome here!’

Let me say, I see you.
I see your sideways glance.
I’d love to be able to educate you;
Given half a chance.

You may just get a runny nose
And feel ‘off’ for a week or two,
But what you see is not what you get, when Covid’s through with you.

Covid is sneaky & silent,
It infects your heart & brain,
It slowly wrecks your blood vessels, of every artery & vein.

It damages all your organs,
Sends blood clots to your brain,
And when you can’t remember that familiar word, you’ll cry: ‘It’s that brain fog again!’

‘But we have got immunity!’
That wonderful infamous thing.
‘Every infection makes me stronger - we will no doubt win!’

But Covid infects your immune cells and sends them into overdrive,
Causing them to self-destruct;
Without them you won’t survive.

Autoimmunity is coming;
If it isn’t already here.
How many infections will it take for you to finally see: there’s no fear.

No fear, but armed with knowledge.
We wear our masks with pride.
For fearful are those who won’t acknowledge, what’s really happening, on the inside.

#LongCovid #MaskUp #CovidIsntOver #makeschoolssafe #LongCovidKids

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