this summer

no rainy afternoons in Mexico City
this summer, passports lie untouched
in the drawer, phone calls to Rachel
about a new apartment in
Roma, loss of taste and smell

hot and dry in Austin, creating
new routines to structure days – walks,
write, workouts, clear out the years,
no rainy afternoons in Mexico City

no trip to Arkansas or out
to the lake or Barton Springs
a mid afternoon book with a
cup of coffee, a chat with a
friend, my reach shortened by virus
no rainy afternoons in Mexico City