After the last book has been read
The last Netflix series watched
The last puzzle solved
The last tweet, the last Like,
The last Zoom meeting endured:
The virus persists
And we are left with
Nothing,
But our own empty thoughts
In this relentless merging
Of days into weeks into months.
I’m ok. It was more a statement of how things are, rather than an expression of hope (or lack of it). It just seems now that we are all stretched a bit, with the familiar becoming a bit too familiar. My thoughts are more along the lines of pacing oneself. This will not last forever of course, but it’s not over yet. It’s important now, I think, to keep on keeping on.