Swimming in an hourglass
dodging a hearse
Quarantined in prison
doubting my self-worth.
When COVID hit my loved ones,
that’s when I felt it the worst.
Overwhelming and intense quarantines
Locked up, locked down, everyday no vaccine
Standard Isolation …
forget the protocol
I mask up to prevent contagion,
all the while keeping a sound mind.
However, COVID-19 is constricting
my soul like a python
waitin’ on a vaccine
is like running a marathon with no shoes on.
Quarantined in prison
alienated from society …
Where the CO’s are trippin’
And they limit our privacy.
So locked down it takes
All my energy
to guard what little patience
is left inside of me.
but
they tell me
to take one day at a time
Enough is Enough!
I have virtual visitation
but I’m deprived of
my family’s touch
Just utilizing dreams and memories
COVID got us powerless … Much!
Quarantined in Prison,
Is like swimming in an hourglass
And it sucks …