it has become
the daily accessory
hated and loved alike
sign of bad times
and limited mobility
by some
equanimously accepted
as yet another fashion piece
for others
a threatening symbol
of prescribed orders from above
for many
just a necessary nuisance
that will go away in time
we certainly need to change
our reflexes upon the sight
of persons masked
before Corona
at least in our latitudes
masks were a sign of robbers and bandits
now it’s the good guys who wear them
the bad guys who don’t
and … how can we be sure of that?
a real challenge to find out
just from the movement of the eyebrows
whether you face a friend
or not
Face masks seem to be a serious problem for more people than one would think, for a variety of reasons. But they also force us to change our interpretations of visual perceptions..