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Control
March 1, 2022
Control have I yet to overcome,
constraining by nature’s punishments.
Too long has it haunted the world,
bringing contempt with its utterance.
The Day of Repose finally came
yet, I still feel subdued by its existence;
as He wears the mask, and my face grows into it,
vanquished has the resentment for the burden.
Expected was the inevitability of this moment;
still, the feeling unexpected;
as I cling to its protection,
anxiety clings back.
Its control, riddled with provocation;
Its control, I hope to never and always escape.
© Aaditya N., Plymouth, Minnesota
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Wearing a mask is uncomfortable; As time went by, it seemed to get more and more comfortable to the point of ignorance. Yet, this ignorance, I came to realize, was feigned by necessity.
I felt uncomfortable taking my mask off as all this time, my conscience had told me that it protected me from disease and subconsciously, anxiety; Who's to say that I cannot still get affected by those things now?
When the mandate for masks was lifted, I could not part with mine. At least not easily. After all this time, it had become a part of me. My brain would not rest if I did not have it on. I had grown to need it.
For those who this issue affects them in the same manner, just as we OVERCAME the preamble challenge of getting used to masking, we must now OVERCOME the challenge of getting used to maskless-ness.