QUARANTINE
I need a cool wind
and stratus clouds
at sunrise
the way they break
the light
into a thousand shards
I need silence
the kind that isn't just
the absence of noise
but the presence
of something alive
and listening
I need just one
pristine thought
like "I love you"
like "I'm all right here"
to banish all the rest of them
to hold me steady
to show me the way
I need a good laugh
like, really good
and the comfort
of friends
who know my true name
but don't let it stop them
loving me anyway
I need to know
that we are better
than our fear
that our love really is
strong enough
to carry us through
I need a long
hot shower
followed by chocolate
with deep red wine
and you
to say I love you
and I'm not going
anywhere