Your friends will never understand how 

many times you’ve wanted to reach out 

but stopped yourself right before you 

grabbed the door handle. 

How that text they sent made your 

heart race and you ended up biting your 

fingernails whilst thinking of a reply. 

How badly you want to sit this one out 

but you’ve excused your way out of the 

last 4 hangouts. 

How your hands froze right in the middle 

of sending that text. 

And most importantly, how well you 

wear your masks when they’re present.