ah yes that speaking louder had that this morning thanks Bill
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From: "Bill Wootton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tuesday, 12 May, 2020 At 22:59
Subject: Prophylactic days
People are still there
mostly
but the enforced distance is, well,
distancing
In some ways
it might be easier if they weren’t,
there, I mean
There’d still be contact memory
Feels like you are talking
to your past
to a veneer of person
you once engaged with
A dimension is missing
Where once you 3D-ed
now your life is screened,
offering more like two
Besides your live-in
loved ones, people
occupy territory you
wilfully deny each other
When you see a friend
on the street, you adopt
a position of regard,
feet foxing on the footpath
Conscious of personal
space intrusions
you may find yourself
speaking a little louder
bw
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