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I Worry, Then I Break
I worry about my father living in a third world country during a pandemic
I worry about my 65-year-old father living alone in a third world country
I worry about my father living in a third world country during a pandemic
I worry about my father living in a third world country with 1,964 cases
I worry about my father living in a country with less than 100 ventilators
I worry about my father living in a country with a broken health care system
I worry about my father living in a broken country
I worry about my father living in a country where the culture makes it shameful to not attend social gatherings
I worry about my father living in a country where social distancing is a privilege
I am worried because today, my father attended a funeral
I am worried because today, my father didn’t listen
I am worried because today, my father drove for two hours to mourn a cousin in a house full of unmasked faces
I worry because I cannot reach him
I worry because I cannot see him
I worry because I cannot sanitize him
I worry because I might be worrying too much
I worry because the voices in my head won’t stop screaming
I worry because the voices in my head might win this time
I worry, then I question
Am I being paranoid? My mother says I am
Am I overreacting? My brother says I am
I worry, then I break
