tenuous connections
fray
strand by strand
they come undone
thinning the strong bond
once reinforced by
restaurant bustle and
French toast and omelettes
BLTs and club sandwiches
lingering over cold coffee
in hushed chat
waves and handshakes
hugs and linked arms
now dwindled to phone voices
and occasional face time
Zoom and Instagram
staring at a computer screen
with a gallery of faces and backgrounds
wondering is repair possible
having grown used to detachment
shall it be fixed
a resounding yes
but maybe no
the quiet forms habits
ripe for breaking but
in truth perhaps not
as irrevocable indifference settles
locking down humanity
©Karen Casady2020
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