The Beginning - A Villanelle
4/29/2022
1007 days ago
Roshan Taneja
Shelter in Place! Shelter in Place!
Life feels like a fever dream
Forever stuck in this lonely space.
Hospitals had little time to brace
As infections began to stream
Shelter in Place! Shelter in Place!
Toiletries disappearing at a frightening pace
The economy teetering on a balance beam
Forever stuck in this lonely space.
I miss my friends, I wish I could touch base
They are much closer than they seem
Shelter in Place! Shelter in Place!
Social connections disappearing without a trace
Eternal isolation is a recurring theme
Forever stuck in this lonely space.
I'm fed up with this obscure rat race
And so I scream,
Shelter in Place! Shelter in Place!
Forever stuck in this lonely space.
-Roshan Taneja