Our Lady of the pleated blue masks with two loops thinner than hair ties. Our Lady of the wire- threaded middle edge of K95s recommended for travel— Our Lady of the long-handled cotton swab, the rapid test and antibody test. Our Lady of online grocery shoppers and food delivery drivers who set your poke bowl and boba on the wobbly front step— In the world, some governments lift restrictions and cruise ships are impatient for summer. Our Lady of panic and illusions, chronic tiredness, brain fog, insomnia, and cardiac infarctions. Our Lady of lumpy chair cushions, portable ring lights, and unstable internet connections— We are as fish caught in a cloudy aquarium waiting for algae scrapers, water siphons, lime and bleach cleaners— Our Lady of the virtual lament, electronic embrace, mediated job interview, meeting, or funeral— In some part of the world pink blossoms have opened to spring and in another, a pink wave of protesters fills actual streets. Our Lady of ICUs and statistics. Our Lady of terrible risks. Our Lady of wars and climate injustice in the throb of an ongoing epidemic.
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