Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

We Are All Dying

We are all dying
I did not know I was 
Until today

It is not a doctor’s prognosis
It’s not a disease
It’s not having people

Sheltering in place
Is taking my joy 
Squelching my happiness

This is how people die right?

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Juliet Ligon June 15, 2020 at 10:32 AM Relatable to many. Being alone and feeling trapped can definitely suck some of the life out of a person. Caren Krutsinger June 15, 2020 at 5:09 PM It is getting to be drudgery entertaining myself without children around.

Tom Cunningham June 15, 2020 at 3:52 AM Sad but true, they say you start to die the day you are born. Tom Caren Krutsinger June 15, 2020 at 5:10 PM And is that not the truth? It surely is.

Arturo Michael June 14, 2020 at 5:17 PM One time...straight to grave...Like the way it's written Caren Krutsinger June 14, 2020 at 10:26 PM It feels this way to me.

Ilene Bauer June 14, 2020 at 4:12 PM i can so relate to this, caren! Caren Krutsinger June 14, 2020 at 10:27 PM I have not seen my grandchildren since Jan and February.