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| People who have coronavirus can also spread the illness through their tears. Touching tears or a surface where tears have landed can be another portal to infection. —American Academy of Ophthalmology, March 10, 2020 |
Today I learn
the virus
has been found
in tears.
And I think, yes,
in tears,
in suffering,
in recycled masks,
in the hurried funeral
family members can’t attend.
The virus
has been found
In tears.
Mariana Mcdonald is a poet, public health scientist, and activist.