Corona Days (A poem)
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Title
Corona Days (A poem)
Description
It’s a lot of sitting.
And seeing the glaring reality
that America isn’t the saviour
they always thought they were.
They like to pretend
They set the walls between us
But this time, we want them
To keep the zombies out.
And by zombies I mean
the ones who let this
happen in the first place.
A nation that elected a leader
so unprepared to deal with
a real world crisis
so in denial.
So full of untruths.
We are still here
Still sitting
24 hours later
24 days later
Hoping it won’t last
24 weeks later
Pretending that won’t happen
But it all seems fake anyhow
I keep thinking I have some
place to be.
Working 8 hours a day
to maintain normalcy
When I’d rather be writing
When I’ve always hated 9-5
Does that even make sense?
None of it does,
But that’s humanity for you.
They up and do the thing
you least expect.
And seeing the glaring reality
that America isn’t the saviour
they always thought they were.
They like to pretend
They set the walls between us
But this time, we want them
To keep the zombies out.
And by zombies I mean
the ones who let this
happen in the first place.
A nation that elected a leader
so unprepared to deal with
a real world crisis
so in denial.
So full of untruths.
We are still here
Still sitting
24 hours later
24 days later
Hoping it won’t last
24 weeks later
Pretending that won’t happen
But it all seems fake anyhow
I keep thinking I have some
place to be.
Working 8 hours a day
to maintain normalcy
When I’d rather be writing
When I’ve always hated 9-5
Does that even make sense?
None of it does,
But that’s humanity for you.
They up and do the thing
you least expect.
Date
March 28, 2020
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