unprecedented

Posted by on April 20, 2020

Writtten by Ellie, counsellor, parent, COVID-19 prevention methods observer.

I can hear them upstairs
the floorboards creak
the muffled sounds of another zoom meeting
facetime

whatever.

the fridge
droning
as I walk past
it’s only been 2 ½ weeks

the houses are full
and the streets are
so
so
empty

yellow caution tape is wrapped around the swings
and the climbers
the squirrels didn’t get the memo

only my dog eagerly pulls to greet people
her tail wagging
she barks when I hold her back
I remind myself that as everyone moves away they are not doing this because they don’t like me
but it still kinda hurts
sometimes I smile across the street

the isolation and distance are

I can’t find the word exactly

we all talk about it
it’s all we talk about

the news is endless

unprecedented
uncertain
unloosed


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