More hugs
—dedicated to Cori

'More hugs.'  As I tucked my six-year-old in tonight, 
    she held on to me
    and asked if humanity
    is going to be all right.

'I think so,' I said, but I could not be certain,
    and so she pressed on.
    'Is the virus losing now?'  
    'Sleep—sorry, I do not know.'

Dale Chou
2022-01-30