Day Five

Day five enclosed, among my books and pens,
The worm must have its way.
Bread, eggs and brocolli, our shopping, dropped by neighbours
Beside our door, a portal barred to friends.
“Take, eat, for thou. art frail and elderly.”

Our neighbours, friends, beyond
the viral spitting distance, ‘Herewith news’
We hear the silence of our little town,
Deserted. People home, Day five.

We read the colour of the news,
On Instagram, Facebook, messenger.
Have you ever heard of Zoom?

A cat against my leg. Fridge door
Plus ca change plus c’est la meme chose.