A letter to those exposed to COVID-19 and other things

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If you are just a little sick

Not really sick enough to stay home

But sick enough to be contagious

Please stay home

If you are sick

I am one of those you should think about

I will catch whatever you have

I will be sick for days

Coughing, sneezing, wheezing

Wondering why anyone

Would have gone out

With this kind of sick

If your kid has a fever

Keep them home

They may not seem very sick

Don’t wait for it to get worse

When your kid goes to school with a fever

They are contagious

They will give it to other kids

Who will pass it along

To their parents

Who will give it to someone like my husband

Who will bring it home to me

Who will get sick

If you were exposed

To COVID-19

But didn’t get sick yourself

Don’t go out to dinner, the movies, work

Because when you are exposed

You carry the germs with you

Everywhere you go

Giving them to everyone you meet

Even if you aren’t a risk for a bad case

By passing it on

You will give it to someone

Who won’t have it as easy

You’re young — healthy

You won’t have a problem

But the virus stays for hours

You will infect others

And I guarantee, not all of them will be as lucky

What inconveniences you, might kill me