Back on the Q

I haven’t been on bus or plane

Or subway or the ferry

Since Covid; that’s until today

And was I nervous? Very!

 

The Q train isn’t far from home

And covers quite a distance

In record time but riders,

Just like me, have shown resistance.

 

With folks afraid, there aren’t crowds

So I thought I would try it,

While worried that some people’d

See the mask rule and defy it.

 

But things worked out – I took the train

And, with relief, discovered

That social distance was observed

And every face was covered.

 

It was a tiny step I took

To do the things I used to,

Though there are many others

That, right now, I still refuse to.