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