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Saturday, May 2, 2020

Day 26 of #the100dayproject - Phase 1: The Slow Reopening


Phase 1: The Slow Reopening

Stay with the couches and carpets,
The wood floors and vinyl. A home
Is a home to stay at home. Brick
And mortar, we all have time
To lay on our floors and look up
At the ceiling as if we are laying
In grass, looking at sky and cloud.
We have the time to memorize
The shapes we find in the popcorn
Ceilings, find the images of our desires.
Then we go upstairs and memorize
Every creak and sigh of the steps.
Through our bedroom windows,
We view the street below, a scenic
Display of asphalt, concrete, trimmed
Lawns, and the parallel line of cars
Each one of them parked, not a single
Space open. All of us going nowhere
Fast.

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