The mind will never learn
until the heart does
and that's the toughest pupil
to teach

It feels like
there are only so many times a heart can break
until the pieces get so small
that putting it back together
will take a lifetime

"What is your greatest fear?" he asked.

"For words to flee" she said.

Melting frost bites
Exposed porcelain white skin
Weighed down with a dose indoor

I do not want to confine myself to a cubicle
I do not want to type my way through a day
I do not want to bite my nails, fearing I ‘d fail
I do not want to smoke my anxiety, on a Thursday
I do not want to miss sunrise, in traffic
I do not want to train a fake smile
I do not want to mingle, even when I’m single
I do not want to leave quarantine, even if you call it a syndrome
I do not want to jump into busy, I do not miss it
I do not want to forget how to value
I do not want to rush, I like the pause
I do not want to live by time, I want to control time
I do not want to consume a designated lunch, I want to make lunch matter
I do not want lockdown to end

Lonely Lullabies
                 Lull Lost Adults
                                 Loosely into Lockdown
                                                     As they drown in
                                                                          Sleepless Slumber