Magnificent Mary Anne! You are far from unmemorable! I too have felt like just a shell and too have felt guilty for feeling as such, especially when I wasn't wanting for much. It's hard to describe those feelings but you have done this beautifully. Sending virtual hugs-

It would be easy to dismiss this as another 'virus poem' and the effects it has on people, but I understand the problem is more inherrent and deepset with you here, MA. But equally, I have no doubt these miserable times we live in do all they can to exacerbate the problems we face daily.

Take care.

“I wonder if anyone else feels
the absence of life in their bones.”

Perfect line. And I do.