HEAD-ON

 Therapists and self-help books all

Tell you that you have to learn to

Love yourself before you can love

Others.  Sometimes, it's hard to do.

We have to face our problems

Head-on.  No side-stepping, no backing

Off.  And while you work on that--

Remember others are also struggling.

Don't ever be patronizing to them, or

Think they're just being a victim.

True, everyone goes through trials

Differently--but don't lose contact with them.

No one likes to be made fun of, or

Laughed at or made to feel trivial.

You don't have to stop living your 

Life--just maybe text or call.

In this time of pandemic,

Masks, and no large gatherings--

Some families and old friends

Are having fun reconnecting.

We all pray we can eradicate

This virus permanently, and try

To get back to our normal routines,

If possible.  And the economy will rise.