16 Masks

I counted 16 masks today,

Discarded on the street.

The back-to-normal has begun

But isn’t quite complete.

 

I’m guessing most, by accident,

Were dropped upon the ground,

Not jubilantly yanked from faces

Since new rules abound.

 

Still, 16 masks? Just weeks ago

There’d be 10 times as many

And likely, in a few months’ time,

I doubt if there’ll be any.