Now that I am not busy every day with
Errands and shopping and working out at the gym
Or driving miles to important destinations
Now that I am an isolate confined to walking close to home
Picking up the phone occasionally
I find myself plunged into study, examining subjects
Just on a whim
Because my time is cheap
Almost throwaway
And if I spend four hours reading about Japanese contemporary art
Or watch a video explaining the life cycle of a bat
Or finish a book about Venice I began two years ago
The cost is nil
I have time to occupy
Hours stretching out before me, I am
Abandoned by mandates and responsibilities
And consequences.
