when the plague ends

when the plague ends

i'd like to  go to france or florence,

or bonn

or switzerland to see an old

friend.

if she'll have me.

i'd like to eat something sweet.

drink

something hard.

revel in dance and making love

again.

i'd like to see the world.

taste

all the things, we've gone

without,

all the things we've taken

for granted,

relish in all the things that are.