In My Bubble
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Rispetto
The rispetto lyric is generally composed of (two quatrains), eight hendecasyllabic (11-syllable) lines. Early on the rhyme scheme was usually abababcc , but ababccdd is now more prominent.
In my bubble, I’m deprived of human touch,
unable to express my love through my hands.
I no longer hug the one’s I love so much
and I only hope my grandson understands.
Within my sterile bubble, time moves so slow,
when asked how I am, I answer, I don’t know.
For I’m feeling isolated and alone,
and oft cry, talking to people on the phone.
From my balcony, I watched my city die,
its parking lots empty as cemeteries.
And when demand for masks overwhelmed supply
folks started treating friends as adversaries.
The hearts of some partiers got hardened by time,
and they stopped wearing masks, although it’s a crime.
But today’s news says vaccines are on the way,
and so I wrote a poem, to mark this day!
(Double Rispetto)
10-15-2020
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2020
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