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Essential Workers

Essential workers They stand in front of the mirror With black bags under their eyes Forcing themselves awake Just like any other day The clock says 2:00 AM They've taken a shower They've gotten dressed But now they put on a mask And hope they don't catch death The radio thanks them for their sacrifice And their corporations give a high five All the while they just need to feed their families And pay their rent So they don't end up on the street They'd give anything to be hidden at home With a lovely little safety net And healthcare coverage just in case Instead they go to work Surrounded by people who don't care About maintaining social distance So when those front doors open People can horde more than they need And after an hour there's nothing left No hand sanitizer, no Lysol, no toilet paper They call them heroes But treat them like zeroes Then they have to go home And infect their kids and parents Meanwhile disgusting billionaires tweet To free America from the shutdown Because they aren't making millions Let's not get it twisted The party of pro-life Wants to sacrifice lives To reopen the economy Essential workers If it wasn't already clear This country puts profit over people GDP over EBT GOP over PPE USD over common sense I'm one of those essential workers That stands in front of the mirror With black bags under my eyes Just like any other day

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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