In the year of Covid

October 13, 2020

Depressed…Down…Up-pressed?

Pressed?

Pressure on the lungs

On the skin

On every membrane

Oh my lost life: Oppor-tunes🎶 gone by….

I coulda, couldah

Cellular clumps, unanswered

I swear—I shift

I do not mobilize

I do not lead

I am left behind.