I dreamed that I 
went back to school
this time as a sophomore

I walked up to the door
where the principal stood
greeting students
like he usually did
except now
he had a mask
and gloves
and a bottle 
of hand sanitizer

I received
my required squirt
of sanitizer
and entered 
the familiar halls
but something was different

Everyone was walking
really fast with their heads
hung low and many people
had masks over their mouth
and no one was talking
like they used to

In our first class
the teacher handed out
disinfectant wipes 
and ordered us 
to clean our desks
and when she handed me
my wet wipe
in its sanitary packet
I noticed she
was wearing gloves

All along the halls
there were signs
instructing
on the proper way
to wash your hands
and people were