Pandemic Stew

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In the summer of 2020 there was so much unrest going on in the United States, so many portest marches and misinformation and conspiracy theories and political intrigue all swirling around in and out of our lives as we tried to deal with Covid 19. Out of frustration and trying to make sense of it all, I wrote this poem.

Let's do dinner tonight at the Covid 19, the hottest new restaurant in town. We won't need a face mask, we'll sit with a crowd and dine on Pandemic Stew. We'll start with a creamy White Supremacist Broth served with Storm Trooper Croutons And then there's a cocktail of rare Racial Strife heaped up on a bed of Brutality Ice. For dessert, there's an End of Democracy Cake infused with Suppressions to Vote, From the bar we can order a Vodka con Putin dumped into a large Diet Coke. There's no entertainment, the band has left town but there's reruns of Trump Photo Ops. There's a two for one special that's running this week, no need for cash on The Spot 'Cause the sign on the door makes it perfectly clear, "Your Soul of America card Welcomed here". Shall we go there tonight to the Covid 19 and dine on Pandemic Stew And not wear a face mask and sit with a crowd? Depends on what life means to you - it's to die for!!

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