January 29, 2020Missive
When a desire
natureloveidentitymortalitysolitude
When a desire
For separation
The peace of solitude
A closeting of self
Against an intrusion
From the outside
Becomes an insulation
From proximity
A segregation
An imposition of quarantine
When self-protection
In a world of indeterminate
Interactions
Evolves into remote partitioning
Friendlessness dissolves
Into a lack of contact
Solitariness merges seamlessly
Into inaccessibility
And before the blood thins
The bones crumble
The fluid gathers in the joints
From lack of purpose
Aloneness has dissolved,
Into loneliness.