The slumped city a dome of silence—
souls remanded to limbo, quartered in nuclear barracks
The only rustle—
a hubbub of switches, shepherding photons along twisted paths
where multitudes emulate realities
their domiciles ripped open to others
Mute that cat!
This poem was published on June 10, 2020 by The Voices Project .
Andy Oram
March 28, 2020