A Mask Is Not Enough By Kongyin A mask is not enough; You must stay away from people from your phone, from others’ panic brows, from the battlefield charged with smoke, from angry wolves searching for prey; from the vulture making you desperate. Yes, the vulture with huge dark wings casting towards you his web of desire knocking off every cheerful leaf of your tree burdening you with the murky clouds of the whole world. A mask is not enough You have to come closer to dewy mornings, to quiet sunsets and lonesome starry skies, to the open window of your soul; to those humble and humorous ants, to gurgling streams and whispering pines; to the child singing out of tune. Yes, the child only six or seven years old giggling, kicking all the way home his naughty pinecone, a blue dragonfly on his shoulder. | 
