Inside a shopping mall during the pandemic, I hurry past a collection of toxic adults, hoping the guy in tight pants doesn’t get too close…
— Read on thedrabble.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/just-came-for-the-burger/
Just Came for the Burger
NOVEMBER 21, 2020 ~ THE DRABBLE
By Mark Tulin
Inside a shopping mall during the pandemic,
I hurry past a collection of toxic adults,
hoping the guy in tight pants doesn’t get too close
I don’t want to get his COVID cooties,
wearing his mask at half-mast,
his nose sticks out like Pinocchio
and his breath could skin a cat
I just came for a burger at Red Robin
with everything on it and endless fries
First time outside in over a month,
I hope the straps on my N95 hold up,
and my medical gloves are snapped tight—
I need to get out of this Venus flytrap alive.
Crow On The Wire 
An excellent slice of life in the so-called New Normal. Sigh . . .
Thanks, Liz. I do like Red Robin burgers.
I’ve never had one.
Not bad. I usually go because they have a gluten free bun. 🍔
Love this, Mark! With rich poetic verse, it captures in a single image the dilemma we face in controlling the spread of this deadly corona virus.
Thanks, Rosaliene