Sheltering In Place Is Killing Me
Alone in my mind
Dangerously dangerous
Expecting the worst
Even though I teach other to never do this
Expecting to be rejected
Night air might revive me
But I stay inside, with the lights out
Dark shades cover my windows of happiness
I squelch any semblance of joy
I do not deserve it
My feelings have slid down the bad hill
Are now lying in a muck of pure disappointment and despair
This sheltering-in-place is killing me.
KILLING ME!
Alone in my mind I imagine others
Living their lives as usual.
Status quo.
Not hiding inside quivering
Dying two years before they need to.
Dying from pure evil loneliness
And depression
Because I am brazenly alone.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2020
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