this is everything i didn't say

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welcome to quarantine

the one solution to a problem the world simply cannot run from

we stay inside and watch instant replays of infection on every tv screen

constant coverage of the nightmare no one wants to be living yet we all watch with eyes glued

no one dares to be the one who looks away from the trainwreck

we all stare with rapt attention as the people on the television tell us about

the infections

and the bodies

and the death tolls

and the numbers just keep rising

the emergency rooms are an assembly line of chaos

bursting at every seam, unable to contain this all

pull the whole world into triage and call us the kings of disaster

now every trip to the grocery store feels like stepping into an apocalypse movie

and you can't spell pandemic without panic so shaking just comes with the territory

we hold our breath when we stand near each other, every person we see just another ingredient in this recipe for disaster

breathing has become a luxury we didn't know we were taking for granted

and coughing is a threat you don't dare speak outside of your own four walls

you've got to stay at home anyway

so sit back and watch the horror show unfold

put your mask on,

take a deep breath,

and pray you get another one

pandemic // k.

this is bad but I haven't written in so long so I just need to learn how to do words again