Family group text, COVID style – a found poem in six stanzas
Whose stuff is in the dryer?
Who wants to help with groceries?
Could whoever is playing an American singing Pesach music please turn it down?
It’s Idina Mendzel
I don’t care
Lunch!
Dinner!
Count!
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Power out
I am reminding everyone – do not open the fridge or freezer. This has been a public service announcement.
Lunch.
Dinner.
Count.
Cousins are outside if you want to say hi
Count!
Please keep it down
What number was yesterday?
Your parents have escaped for 20 min. Don’t go looking for them
Dinner
Count!
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Whose stuff is in the dryer
??
Food
Count!
Lunch
You guys want to come make your pizzas?
PSA there r 2 dead birds on the porch
Don’t step on them
Wash your feet!
Will the plague end on Lag Ba’Omer?
Two thousand years ago? Yes
None of you are helpful
Count!
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Do not eat any cookies without asking
Does anyone have laundry they want to throw in
I’m doing a load
Whoever put my stuff in the dryer thank you so so much
Neighbors are outside. Is anyone dressed?
Count!
Could everyone please be a little bit quieter?
Dinner!
Abba is resetting the WiFi
Count!
Lunch
Dinner
Count my lovely family.
Why r u being weird?
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Come unload groceries
Reminder – family zoom in half an hour
I’m getting on zoom now
We doing this?
Not working
It worked for me
Dinner
Count
Lunch
Dinner!
Shoot! Count!
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Does anyone need anything from Target before I order?
WHOEVER KEEPS TURNING THE SOUND OFF ON THE MICROWAVE, STOP
Someone locked me out
No Covid!!
Yay!!
That bleach must have done the trick
Haha
Sh
I’m in a meeting
Quiet!!!
Dinner
Count!
