Guilt

Abstract

the air is tense and unsafeshimmering veils obscure emotionfears and hopes digitized misunderstoodwarm tears stream for himboth vying for indefinite optionshis lungs are weakershe pleads for himhe cannot pleadhe cannot breathebut not seen through plexiglass wallsand faceshields and masksis guiltguilt that she was on the other sidethat she brought this homethat he is here because of herguilt cannot escape because it is protectedinside the confines of this roomfor no one else to perceiveand in these walls of protectionthat there is nothing to protect herfrom this immutable guilt