Letter in Lockdown: 2

Letters between friends, 2020

I text during the day
I Face Time
I WhatsApp
I chat
 
But I don’t receive much through the post
Other than bills and junk mail, and from the online shopping hosts
Mostly expected, and not really a surprise
Sign for your groceries and take your baked beans inside
 
So receiving your letter was something new
Expected, but also out of the blue
Each day passing, and waiting for the post
Will it arrive today, or be an invitation to take another loan
 
Waiting for a letter is not instant like a text
You have to be patient, learn to wait and expect
In a world where immediacy is the norm
Perhaps our changing times force a change in our thoughts