Things have changed since the weekend. Gyms, movie theaters, restaurants and bars are closing. Visitors to hospitals are being limited, but not stopped entirely, and this is causing concerns. A highly anxious doctor. The nurses and the CNA's laugh when they're together, but alone, they worry about what they might bring home. The patients are frail, demented, and I don't think they're thinking about this virus. I wonder what changes there will be today.
Outside, I've seen selfish eyes, suspicious eyes, eyes of fear. A voice tells me to show them eyes of love. I try to smile at people. There is a nurse in the doorway of the hospital screening people on their way in. She asks about cough and fever. She makes us sanitize our hands. While doing so, I sing "Don't stand, Don't stand so, Don't stand so close to me'. She laughs and seems relieved for a moment.
Reading about writing. Hemingway recommends writing one true sentence. A light snow fell overnight. That's true. I want to show you how the whitening of the ground and the bare branches
has changed the way it feels here. A few scattered flakes are falling. The sky is a little darker. It's very quiet.
Outside, I've seen selfish eyes, suspicious eyes, eyes of fear. A voice tells me to show them eyes of love. I try to smile at people. There is a nurse in the doorway of the hospital screening people on their way in. She asks about cough and fever. She makes us sanitize our hands. While doing so, I sing "Don't stand, Don't stand so, Don't stand so close to me'. She laughs and seems relieved for a moment.
Reading about writing. Hemingway recommends writing one true sentence. A light snow fell overnight. That's true. I want to show you how the whitening of the ground and the bare branches
has changed the way it feels here. A few scattered flakes are falling. The sky is a little darker. It's very quiet.
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