IsolationSeparated by invisible crowns, Disinfectant my eau de parfumReading the news With one finger on the trigger Of my hand sanitizerWhile my cat traverses galaxies On the windowsillNightfall The chatter of rainI wear seclusion like a second skinCups of teaSlate gray cloudsAloneness wraps around meLike a foe and a friend Suddenly the great mystic meowsBringing the …