Poetry

Pandemic Paralysis

A when-fear-takes-over haiku.

JJ West
Haiku Hub

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Photo by Tonik on Unsplash

There are moments when
I just freeze. Can’t talk. Can’t move.
I can’t even breathe.

Enjoy reading haiku? They just take a moment, so read a few!

Or here, try reading something longer too. This one’s from back in the good old pre-pandemic days when people could go on dates in noodle shops and sit close enough to eavesdrop:

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JJ West
Haiku Hub

Reader of boring contracts by day, writer of exciting words by night. Lesbian lover of all things fiercely female.