Hour 4: Getting Back to My Roots<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In the beginning, we treated it<\/p>\n
like any other class<\/p>\n
coffee cups in hand.<\/p>\n
Snacks surreptitiously of to the side<\/p>\n
while we typed private messages<\/p>\n
alongside power point slides.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
After the professor left,<\/p>\n
I waited a beat<\/p>\n
before asking if anyone else was breaking out.<\/p>\n
Everyone laughed\u2014 we all were.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In these semi-darkened chats<\/p>\n
we bonded<\/p>\n
lounging in hoodies and pajamas<\/p>\n
in our kitchens cooking dinner<\/p>\n
or on our beds<\/p>\n
maybe in an office<\/p>\n
with the sounds of kids and dogs in the background.<\/p>\n
And we all wondered about the girl with the blank green wall<\/p>\n
behind her when she left the room.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We exposed ourselves in ways<\/p>\n
we never would have, opening<\/p>\n
our lives on a virtual stage, lamenting<\/p>\n
unwaxed eyebrows<\/p>\n
the snapping of acrylic nails<\/p>\n
one by one.<\/p>\n
None of us bothered to shave our legs.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I joked about the strands of grey<\/p>\n
more and more obvious on high def screens<\/p>\n
disguising my discomfort in the gap between 24 and almost 40.<\/p>\n
My laundry is full of yoga pants, and I read to my kids<\/p>\n
every night before bed.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The timeline of quarantine is measured at a rate<\/p>\n
of approximately \u00bd inch of hair growth<\/p>\n
per month.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I weigh the cost of my youth against the inevitable journey<\/p>\n
getting back to my roots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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