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LIFE AS WE KNEW IT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BY ERIKA LORENZEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Life as we knew it has gone down the drain<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This new Corona Virus has made us insane<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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With toilet paper, Lysol spray, and sanitizer too,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Disappearing off the shelves, please someone call Code Blue!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Corona with Lime, some might joke,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

But not the ones who are left to choke!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It wasn\u2019t that long ago that kids were in school<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Or play centers, parks, the mall, or the pool.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Movie theatres packed before, awaiting the latest feature<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re living in a horror film, but just can\u2019t see the creature!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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While sandwiched on beaches, \u201cSpring Break Party!\u201d some will say<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Then they\u2019re coughing, and crying the very next day!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Once full of life, but now all empty for restaurants, amusement parks, theatres, and bars<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost as if aliens had invaded from Mars.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Can\u2019t get your nails done, not even your hair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nor spray tans, or eyelashes, it\u2019s such a big scare!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Those who are left seen wandering the streets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Are adorned with gloves, masks, trash bags, or duct taped sheets!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Some will drink, some will pray<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Or some will watch TV to make it through the day.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Some families will join for the very first time<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Under the same roof without having separate lives.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Through trial and error, through joy and pain<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll get there some day, if we don\u2019t go insane.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the author:\u00a0 \u00a0Erika Lorenzen got an MPA from Cal State Northridge.\u00a0 She is a Ventura County resident and is writing children’s books. She is married to Jeff. The couple have a four-year-old child.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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