And the news (Day 1156)

And the laundry

And the tires

And the news

And the milk

And dandelions

And everything 

    is closed

And the microwave 

    needs cleaning

And the kids 

    are home alone

And nothing 

    is the same

And there’s little 

    time for reading

And no cash 

    for craft supplies

And the world 

    is upside down

And late payments

And no sick days

And what’s fiction 

    and what’s fact

And still the moonrise

And the warm wind

And no one knows

And no one thinks

(c) 2020, by Hannah Six

Note: Please remember that, for many 

(if not most) people, quarantine and 

time off are not welcome “quiet time” 

for self-discovery, journaling and making 

art. For those struggling to live paycheck 

to paycheck, such a perspective blithely

ignores the potential financial and 

personal devastation they face.