Lots going on

What’s been going on?

A lot! Inside my head!

No wonder why

A spinning sense of

Turmoil has swallowed

The best of

My smile for

A while—

In addition to

Awaiting test results

Thumbs up

Thumbs down

Or inconclusive

Twice—

Have I thought

To mention

A Brief mental lapse

Which left

My processor

Partially inarticulate

In that I knew

What I’d wanted

To say but

Words were

Slow to come for

More than a day?

Have I thought

To mention

The death of

A dear friend

Whose funeral

We attended

Via Zoom?

And then

If I really

Let down my hair

I’ve been feeling

A natural build up

Of visceral

Irritation based in

Releasing

The safety valve

On Quarantining

(Having been

Fully vaccinated)

Which feels

Liberating and risky

All at once

To a person

Who’s been

In need of

Cocooning

Based in

The length of

Time that

I’ve been

Seriously ailing

Begging

The question

Have I been

Healing

All along or

Have I been

Heading toward

Another arduous

Upward climb

In need of

Mustering

Gargantuan

Proportions of

Inner strength—

Yet again ...

👩🏻Annie