quarantine

“what is it like to be quarantined

for only a short amount of months”

they ask

yet they did not know that i have

constantly felt quarantined my whole life

i have trapped myself in my thoughts and yearned for freedom

i answer

“it is not so bad truly, perhaps people

find it harder to stay inside because they quiver at the thought of getting to know themselves on a deeper level, maybe hating themselves even more”

⁃ thoughts consume people