While we wait
to be infected
we
ski
we wait to
be reprimanded for
you
not
doing your due
diligence
how
easy it is
to watch elevators
slide
up
slide
down
in a hotel
resort where slick
salesmen
talk about smelling
weed
and incense or
oil scents float
across
all of us
running from coughing
from
each
other
in hopes of
avoiding
other
humans
how much easier
it would be
to sleep and
forget
………….
LB Sedlacek has had poetry, fiction and non-fiction appear in many different journals, zines and newspapers. She is a former Poetry Editor for “ESC! Magazine” and also co-hosted the podcast for the small press, “Coffee House to Go.” She teaches poetry workshops at local elementary and middle schools. She founded and publishes the free resource for poets, “The Poetry Market Ezine.” Recent poetry books include “The Poet Next Door” (Cyberwit) and “The Adventures of Stick People on Cars” (Alien Buddha Press). Her first short story collection came out on Leap Day 2020 entitled “Four Thieves of Vinegar” published by Alien Buddha Press. In her free time, LB enjoys swimming, reading, and playing guitar and ukulele. Twitter: @lbsedlacek http://www.lbsedlacek.com