Ode to Quarantine 
Here, 
among the beige walls, 
this large
cell that entraps
me, 
a room 
that faces
east
is my new safe zone
now. 
Surrounded
by vibrant colored sticky notes
with endless 
tasks scribbled, 
empty Gatorade bottles, 
and
my cat’s 
constant purring. 
I cannot escape
the news 
no matter how
hard I try—
statistic
after 
statistic. 
Only you: 
can disrupt 
school, 
work, 
and families
to this 
extreme level. 
Only you
can bring
more 
and 
more 
people together
in a way
that has never
been seen
before. 

--Sarah