The 12 Waves of COVID
On the first wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
A zoonotic disease.
On the second wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the third wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the fourth wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Four conference calls, three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the fifth wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Five travel bans, four conference calls, three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the sixth wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Six feet away-ing, five travel bans, four conference calls, three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the seventh wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Seven loaves a-kneading, six feet away-ing, five travel bans, four conference calls, three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the eighth wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Eight labs a-leaking, seven loaves a-kneading, six feet away-ing, five travel bans, four conference calls, three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the ninth wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Nine nurses coughing, eight labs a-leaking, seven loaves a-kneading, six feet away-ing, five travel bans, four conference calls, three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the tenth wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Ten doctors fainting, nine nurses coughing, eight labs a-leaking, seven loaves a-kneading, six feet away-ing, five travel bans, four conference calls, three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the eleventh wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Eleven spikes mutating, ten doctors fainting, nine nurses coughing, eight labs a-leaking, seven loaves a-kneading, six feet away-ing, five travel bans, four conference calls, three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
On the twelfth wave of COVID, my true love gave to me,
Twelve vaccines boosting, eleven spikes mutating, ten doctors fainting, nine nurses coughing, eight labs a-leaking, seven loaves a-kneading, six feet away-ing, five travel bans, four conference calls, three cloth masks, two weeks alone, and a zoonotic disease.
With thanks to Redditors who helped with the original version. May your holidays be happy and healthy!
Hey,
I'm a postdoc in the same area as you with similar interests (biotech, but with a slightly different focus) and communities. Enjoyed reading your writing and came here from astralcodexten - if you're willing to connect, reach out to me at Throwawayalphalpha@gmail.com and I can send you my main email/linkedin info.
Sorry - as far as I can tell Substack doesn't give me any other options for reaching out! Hope this isn't a bother and feel free to delete if so.
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