The dog barks; the caravan passes
We can see you breathing
It's not good
Inhale
... Pause ...
Exhale
... Pause ...
Like a dog, only with fewer rights
Stimulate each I with your pound sign and tweet
I can't protect my family with collective idiocy
Am I safer at home?
The best askesis is staying in your cell
May I please move along?
I can't without a fine or imprisonment
I'm tired of waiting
We just want you to stop
Inhaling
Exhaling
... Just pause ...
Sit
... Heal ...
Like a dog, only with fewer rights
Silence is the canvas, not the painting