Self Quarantine Report
in paired confinement
conjugal imprisonment
our luxury jail
two-bedroom, two-bath
internet, cable TV
comfy, just like home
great view of the bay
pantry stocked for life sentence
vintage dinner wine
daily walks allowed
sunset movie every night
introverts' delight!
serving our hard time
hands washed, safe social distance
could be worse… much worse
The Black Swan Has Landed
Tranquility Base
bomb shocks peaceful agora
left field's sneak attack
friends lose livelihoods
neighbors' fragile nest eggs crack
elders dread health scare
dim new normal dawns
surreal world supplants the old
fog lifts at crash scene
reframe this picture…
lucky, compared to Earth-mates
think of Syrians
pandemic's lessons:
no woulda-coulda-shoulda
this phoenix shall rise
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