Unbusy

Busy is the filthiest four-letter word.
Yet it is treated as a badge of honor,
a status symbol,
not unlike the logo
on a designer handbag
or the branding on a luxury car.

Branding: how apropos.
You are a body
branded with busyness—
a busybody.

(It’s not just you; everybody
is infected with the Busy Virus.)