I live in a rural area
But still, I don’t depart
I don’t need an order from anyone
As fear has hold my heart
My daughter returned from Europe
Earlier than she planned
She ran from all the countries
That were closing up their lands
She asked if she could stay here
Quarantined inside our home
But she heard my hesitation
Its weight felt like a tome
This virus has seeped into our lives
And separated family
It creeps as silent as the night
Is gruesome and is deadly
Though I cannot hug my daughter
Nor see my wonderful son
Nor watch my daughter-in-law graduate
Nor get hugs from anyone
I hold dear the hope that coming soon
Will be days when the virus dies
So me, my husband and family
Can continue with our lives.
‘Till then I stay a hermit
Inside my home secluded
With tiny jaunts into the woods
Until this is concluded
By Sonja McGiboney
4/8/2020
