Isolation



Alone but not lonely
I sit
Day in and day out
Not counting the days
Not aware of the time.

I amuse myself
Argue on forums
Play facebook games
Sing off key
Delight in my dog.

No touch
No hugs
Twenty-one months
No face-to-face smiles
Expressions obliterated.

Pandemic
Scary word
Contagion
Sickness
Death.

In my bubble
I am immune

About this poem

How I have been coping during the pandemic.

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Written on November 11, 2021

Submitted by on November 11, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXXX XXXAX XXXXX XXXXX XX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 332
Words 67
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5, 2

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