coyote

A Poem by anais.vionet

This pandemic is a barrel of monkeys

I used to be excited on Fridays.
I used to have interesting plans.
My weekends were non-stop hectic,
my time was in high demand.

Now I live in repeated patterns,
I’m a servant to boring routines.
A fleshy teenage automaton,
waiting for science to intervene.

Oh, I'm readier than a girl-scout,
I’m more prepared than a marine,
I’ll be out the door like a cartoon coyote,
the second I’m shot with vaccine.

© 2020 anais.vionet

Author's Note

all comments welcome

My Review

Would you like to review this Poem?
Login | Register

Featured Review

jacob erin-cilberto

this is very clever, and I like the cartoon coyote...maybe chasing Road Runner, as long as they don't get
within six feet of each other.
and wear masks.
I am glad to hear of someone who will get the vaccine...many won't believing it is all political.
But if the scientists and doctors say it will work....I am in line to get it as well...
Last stanza here is so good.
j.

Posted 3 Years Ago

1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

3 Years Ago

My parents are both doctors - if they say, one of them (I think there are three?) it's OK, then it's.. read more

Reviews

barleygirl

Truly the very best thing I've seen written by a young person, addressing the pandemic. This is so clever & intelligent & playful & straightforward. V1 harkens to my own youth, plans for every minute of every weekend -- I can feel the hectic pace in your words. V2 conveys the doldrums of having one's young life interrupted by a bunch of BS, yet not whiny, your observations are so intelligent while at the same time being hip & flippant & youthful. V3 is where your originality & popping imagery leap off the page. It makes us feel that this narrator is going to blast off as soon as the vaccine needle is withdrawn (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie