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We live in a ghost town Look, there are ghosts roaming the streets You can't see them, but you can almost feel their presence Yes, masked people, carrying their dull eyes in their bewildered heads rushing somewhere, in a hurry, to return, from wherever they had come out to walk, to get food, to give food, or care, to run to the shop, or to the doctor's trying to avoid touching anything, scared of others they find on their streets, Looking through my window, at this sunny winter afternoon, when the sun is just right on your back I put my mask on too, and get out, just for a short walk, joining the invisible others and also trying to avoid them,   Yes, I'm a ghost too, one of many, scared of those walking on my street.

We live in strange but normal times Strange, as we cannot do things  Like travelling overseas, or even going interstate, or to the malls eating out, getting entertainment in packed to capacity venues, and halls,  travelling like sardines in public transport, or while doing party rooms shaking hands or sitting in a crowd within walls!  A thing of the past The latest are, social distancing, sanitising, staying away, & wearing masks! yes, especially when sick, or to keep us away from the sick, we are now wearing masks Quite normal, if we might rethink that none of it is abnormal,  we did it always albeit without being so candid!! Social distance is a part of our being social.  We are always into keeping distance from those whom we don't know,  or don't consider our social mates, about whom for example,  we don't care!  Our society is made up of these distances and gaps, and sometimes ,  we keep distance, even from those we consider our mates...