Stay Away

I don’t want to see you. Or you. Or you. Or you.

Not in person. Or via Zoom, Skype, Google Meet.

I am staying away from ALL,

Inside with suitably stygian Finnish dramas on Netflix

Or re-reading The Plague by Camus,

While listening to Kraftwerk drone in glorious techno.

I might accept a phone call or answer a text,

Depending on the time of day and my mood.

But right now I’m in isolation mode,

Dancing alone.

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