Through the window!

Photo by Ishan Gupta on Unsplash

We visit either with a window between us or distances greater than 6 feet. A phone call or FaceTime. All through the virtualization of our computer or smartphone. The distance between us feels like miles. I can see you and I can talk to you, but I cannot touch you. I cannot hug you or hold you. I cannot hold you and tell you everything is going to be okay. I cannot comfort you when the distance between us feels like miles. This distance that doesn’t allow us to be close in these trying times. 

This is what this pandemic has caused. This is the feeling that families are going through. This is the world we live in and this is what is the norm. When has this every been the norm? When has this every been okay? It's not okay, this is not normal. This is the world we live in and the distance we have. Not just with people everyday, but our friends and our family.

Will there every be an end to this? Is this really our new normal? This separation from the people we love.