Inside the Box

Can I picture being on a plane Or in a car that’s rented? Eating indoors in a restaurant, My fears all circumvented? Can I see myself discovering My flight’s been scratched from going, Just pacing in the airport lounge, My panic up and growing? I am stuck inside a Covid box Despite my three injections, Yet when I think of breaking out, I face the same objections. Perhaps I’ll never reach the point Of feeling safe and stronger, But ‘til that day arrives, I will Stay put a little longer.