Quitting time
Is here again
And once again
I’m sipping some beers
Immediately
Upon leaving
The clock
Just as I had done
Every work day
Since the beginning
Weekends too
Going through
The back catalog
To divide time
Between work
And private
Without leaving home
Or even
The couch
– James Dubeau
Just another day
Living in quarantine
Trying to hang in there
Tired
As always
A bit of a headache
Feeling chilled
Layered up
Sweats and bathrobe
Watching the weather
Accumulate outside
Counting the hours
The days
Biding my time
Until it’s time
To join the world
Outside
Again
– James Dubeau
Sitting
Waiting
For my computer
To turn on
It is all the commute
I have these days
A short walk
To the living room
Then waiting
For five minutes
Watching the white dots
Chase each other
In a circle
While patiently waiting
For the mountains
To come into view
To let me
Login
– James Dubeau
Confined in my quarters
For uncountable days now
Can only get out
To run a few miles
And see a few faces
Along the way
No real interaction
Just a smile
And a wave
As I jog on past
For the rest of the hours
I’ve just been
Me in my head
With a few moments
Of reaching out
To familiar voices
Hammered out in text
Across computer screens
To keep me sane
– James Dubeau
Quarantine
All I think about
Is quarantine
Quarantine
Quarantine
Quarantine
Least of my worries
Is learning how to spell
Quarantine
Greatest worry
Is probably
Along the lines of
Thinking about
The health and safety
Of friends and family
But
If I was selfish
My worry is wondering
When I can be with people
Again
Well
Not
WITH
People
Just to go
Were the people are
In a coffee shop
To write
Away from home
– James Dubeau
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