QUERULOUS

Where are the summer monsoons
That assail this oppressive heat
Still at home with nowhere to go
Days on end in my musical suite
I am tired of going nowhere
Housemates suffering cabin fever 
Tempers flair with little reason
I go days without stepping outside

Querulous
I've become querulous

Cross and edgy, sour and whiny
Petulant, uptight, and snappy
Critical, too much fault-finding
Out of sorts, often complaining
Discontented, peeved, and fretful
Waspy, huffy, irascible
Grumbling, grousing, and deploring
Querulous, it's not becoming

Why didn't we build a pool
When we bought this house years ago
Melting in a sterile desert
Which kills all, except COVID-19
I miss going to the movies
I miss going out to restaurants
I miss flying to new places
I miss myself before this crisis
  
Querulous
I've become querulous

--August 2020, Ash Hall