such a lonely day
it’s not like I’ve been isolated before
self-medicated & anxious
peering through the slightest peephole
finding a world reluctantly retrograding
all the while reassuring myself
this is not the loneliest day of my life
a knock on the door but nobody’s there
all the king’s men having retreated
either by foot or on horseback
carrying with them expired identities
and ill-gotten warrants
any day now perhaps it will be tomorrow
all locked doors will be safe to open
and the fever & the fear & the hatred
will have become a thing of the past
july two thousand twenty
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well captured! But chances look pretty slim right now!
thank you for commenting on this one
well said, and some days are certainly harder than others
Thank you Beth ~ hope all is well with you and yours.
yes, thank you so much
Hope is always the way forward… I believe in tomorrows.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Mona.
Always a pleasure to read your words…
This spoke to me. Thank you.
How wonderful, Ali!
so true in today’s times. nicely written
thank you very much