The day is too
bright
to go out
and besides
the virus
is out there
hiding in little
political pockets
of air
according
to the media
it looks
like a red
spiky globule,
a planet,
if hell were a planet
orbit-less
in outer space.
Alejandro Escudé published his first full-length collection of poems My Earthbound Eye in September 2013. He holds a master’s degree in creative writing from UC Davis and teaches high school English. Originally from Argentina, Alejandro lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.