Man Date Mania

we pressed our noses ‘gainst the restaurant glass
for we were just tossed out upon our ass
cuz we forgot our Covid vaccine pass
becoming citizens - now second class

a passerby informed us that our masks
were not up to their intended task
that we shouldn’t pass around our flask
within sight of the warm and steamy glass

the police were called to move us on our way
we insisted that we had the right to stay
assembled as a group of friends at play
they tasered us much to our shocking dismay

so let this be a lesson to your face
they’d rather that you keep your mask in place
tried to sip your drink with slurp-less grace
quickly left to clear another space

John G. Lawless
©1/14/2022
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 1/25/2022 2:12:00 AM
This is a shocking dismay! "they tasered us much to our shocking dismay" - and I HOPE it is FICTION!
Login to Reply
Date: 1/17/2022 3:37:00 PM
Hello John ... perhaps it's governments collecting a little more power. See number one tennis player expelled from Australia as he is not vaxxed - thanks John - Lindsay
Login to Reply
Date: 1/16/2022 6:04:00 PM
fun title for your poem, john. the craziness will evolve to a level that not many are going to expect and it is not going to be good. I am in total agreement with Connie below here.
Login to Reply
Date: 1/15/2022 12:52:00 PM
It is a crazy world we live in without freedoms. My hat is off to the thousands and thousands of people around the world who are protesting mandates in most every country that is censored on the news. Imposing medicine on citizens that they have stated is EXPERIMENTAL is criminal, when you see the horrific side effects that are only shown by nurse and doctor whistle blowers. My daughter is a nurse who was forced out of work after seeing people die from the jab. Thank you John. Fave. Blessings
Login to Reply
Date: 1/14/2022 1:24:00 PM
Great poem. Pretty much sums up this whole ridiculous, scary situation...Ron
Login to Reply
Date: 1/14/2022 12:55:00 PM
Fantastic John. MARKING IT AS A FAV ON THE TOP OF YOUR SITE. MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME, THAT IN ONE OF OUR STATES, TWO YEAR OLD KIDS NEED A COVID TEST TWO DAYS BEFORE GOING INTO A RESTAURANT. THAT REALLY SUCKS. PFIZER, MASKS ALL MONEY GRUBBERS. Many here worship at... THE CATHEDRAL OF COVID. NOT ME..l PANGIE
Login to Reply
Lawless Avatar
John Lawless
Date: 1/14/2022 1:17:00 PM
the CATHEDRAL OF COVID....I love it!!!!
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter