every morning started with the same routine: check for a cough, a sore throat and shortness of breath. the fear of catching covid-19 has worn off but i still fear for the safety of others. it worries me that society is so consumed with self that common courtesy is an out of date notion that no longer applies today. the idea of a greater good has been exposed as a myth. deep breath. the mind can wander into darkness if you let it. i used to distract myself from the perils of the present with visions of the future. i lay in my bed day dreaming of being in a larger, much more comfortable bed, in a house in the hills wrapped in a comforter so expensive that i’m embarrassed to tell my parents the price. my desires seem frivolous now.