I Up and Roam: a Pantoum Prompted by the Present Plague...Plus Further Eggcentricity

     A pantoum is a Malay poetic form 
with a rather strict pattern of repeated 
lines. Here's one that respects that 
pattern while attempting to capture the 
feelings of perhaps more than a few 
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I up and roam about my room

as I have likewise done before.

I breathe the stay-at-home perfume

which issues from the kitchen door.

As I have likewise done before

I taste the tang of last night’s stew

which issues from the kitchen door

and count my breaths: one, two…one, two.

I taste the tang of last night’s stew.

I wonder, “What’s tomorrow’s meal…?”

and count my breaths: one, two…one, two.

Is this how I’m supposed to feel…?

I wonder, “What’s tomorrow’s meal…?”

and stare intently at the floor.

Is this how I’m supposed to feel --

as I have likewise done before…?

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