Quarantine

I float about From room to room During this time on earth, Quarantine, Engulfed in what appears to be A small Pageant of action, As I lasso the thoughts Of yesterday, And tie them down, Now they’re wild ponies grazing About my mind. Lying sideways on my green couch I can hear that eternal roar of the Pacific Ocean, That giant body, It has nailed me down here for decades. I make the bed, you showed me how to do perfect hospital corners, the military taught you, And I wonder how many will die today, As the silence greets me like a chopped down tree, And yet, I love you still.