lockdown lessons (2)

House rules change in the lockdown.

Suddenly it's okay to shower in the pm.

To not shower at all!

To sit on the swinging chair for hours

with a book and a cup of tea

that keeps filling itself magically, periodically.

It's okay to sleep well into the evening -

sleep long enough for it to no longer be a nap.

To play with your hair but not comb it for weeks.

It's okay to keep the curtains closed all day long,

to open them only when the sun is golden and the air is filled with longing.

It's okay to eat dinner after everyone else, to go to bed after everyone else, to wake up after everyone else.

And to do this all over again.