CLEANED UP

As kids we mucked
about in mud,
dabbled in dirt,
frolicked in filth.
 
But lockdown love
means sep’rate beds;
intimate space
holds new meanings:
 
Social distance,
isolated,
selves sealed off by
lines on the ground.
 
Hygienic hands
waving hello
while longing hearts
dare not unleash.

© Kevin Scully 2020