I
Wednesday afternoon.
Was it last week this whole thing
began? We’ve lost count.
II
Where is home now? Here
by the sea we cannot touch?
or there? I don’t know.
III
Rain. Gales. Hail. The lot
in one day. Freezing Sunday.
The sea yellow, churned.
IV
Which day is today?
How long were we in locked down?
Outside: Early spring.
V
None came yesterday,
or the day before. Just us
behind these old doors.
VI
And skies opened up,
and we went out, breathed pure air
like in an old dream.
Leo reads Haikus for a Pandemic as part of Fuerza London - a film commemorating the Latin American community's experience during COVID, through music, dance, poetry and real life stories. see full film below
