Having a Cold in the Day of Covid

I might have a cold in the day of covid.
Got some mild chest congestion.
I think it’s just a rhinovirus.

When you’re sick, it can be hard
to refuse invitations
as you should. But when you have a cold in the day of covid,

it’s far best to stay at home. Did
you know there are at least three million
cases of rhinovirus

per year in the US? Did
they have it in the day of Ovid? When did the election
theory start?—chosen to have a cold in the day of covid?

With all these suppositions, it’s hard to feel loved.
We have to buss our kisses from remote locations,
even if what we have is just a rhinovirus—

asking whether God above
loves you, baby, with all your imperfections—
like having a cold in the day of covid,
even if it’s just a rhinovirus.