by Anna M. Evans

For Juno

We had to all go virtual, just like that!
And most of it is going pretty well,
except Zoom meetings hijacked by my cat.

The teaching’s looking good, from where I’m sat.
It’s lucky that I had my Blackboard shell
when we had to all go virtual, just like that.

The student who was bratty’s still a brat.
Not much is new. As far as I can tell
they all like “online classroom” with my cat.

I can forgive myself for getting fat—
I’ve drunk an awful lot of Zinfandel
since we had to all go virtual just like that.

The problem is, when I sit down to chat
online with more important clientele,
Zoom meetings will get hijacked by my cat.

And if I peel her off me, yelling, Scat,
she just comes back again and raises hell.
I’ve mastered going virtual, just like that,
except Zoom meetings hijacked by my cat.