CORONA VIRUS BLUES
I don’t know about you
What are we supposed to do?
What we’re going through is completely new
The toilet paper has disappeared
What is going on around here?
I’ve got corona virus blues
I don’t know what to do
People are going mad
The world is turning sad
Here we are in isolation
Not a very good sensation
Here we are all getting bored
What are we all waiting for?
Waiting for this all to end
Waiting just to hug a friend
We all have to stick together
This will not last forever
This will all end one day
Then we can all go out and play
I’ve got corona virus blues
I guess you feel it too
We’re doing our best to get through
That is all we can do
Categories:
vaccinations, blue, body, endurance, health,
Form: Rhyme
New York state is paying 20 cents for gloves that normally cost less than five cents, $7.50 for masks that normally go for 50 cents, $2,795 for infusion pumps that normally cost half that, $248,841 for a portable X-ray machine that typically sells for $30,000 to $80,000.
Who's pocketing all this? An array of producers, importers, wholesalers and speculators. State laws against price gouging usually don't apply to government purchases.
Some of it may be finding its way into this fall's election campaigns. The veteran Republican fundraiser Mike Gula and Republican political operative John Thomas just started a company selling coronavirus testing kits, personal protective equipment and other "hard to find medical supplies to beat the outbreak". They call themselves "the largest global network of Covid-19 medical suppliers".
Asked how he'd found such equipment, Gula explained: "I have relationships with a lot of people."
Thomas added: "In politics - especially if you're at a high enough level - you are one phone call away from anybody in the world."
Categories:
vaccinations, 12th grade,
Form: Bio
On December 31st, 2019
I was full of hope, like so many.
For all the possibilities of change
That would come with 2020
Well, it was all that and a bag of chips
The good and the bad were there
The devastation was historical
Many families found power in prayer
There are so many empty seats at the table
Because of what happened in 2020
The Pandemic, hatred, COVID-19
You name it. The reasons are plenty
Living through a pandemic is hard enough
The restriction is too much for some
They become mean and take it out on others
And then violence overcomes
With limitations on businesses opening doors
People’s livelihoods on the line
Advocates formed all across the world
True colors began to shine
What does your neighbor truly stand for?
Where is his or her heart in this fight?
COVID-19 has a mind of it’s own
So together we must do what’s right.
We must wear masks and use sanitizer.
We must social distance and pray
We open our eyes and continue to fight
For a future that’s a better way.
We need a better way to communicate
No matter what party you vote
We need a better way than yesterday
That’s fueled by prayers and hope.
Categories:
vaccinations, anger, blessing, faith, prayer,
Form: Rhyme
No, please, there's no need to worry
I've just posted a new short story
called "dance club".
I had to post it there - the size of pieces here are CrAzY limited.
Categories:
vaccinations, 12th grade, city, dance,
Form: Rhyme
Many of we oldsters have already received the covid19 vaccination.
Soon all who want it will receive the shot in states across the nation.
Yet, TV news keeps needlin' us showin' 12 inch needles pokin' the shoulder joint!
You would think by now that we should've all received the "point"!
Categories:
vaccinations, health, humorous,
Form: Couplet
To vaccinate or not?
What about diseases we forgot?
Like polio, T.B and Smallpox?
Kids can't take peanuts to school, or not,
But they can bring Measles and Whooping Cough.
What other diseases have we forgot?
To vaccinate or not?
Categories:
vaccinations, kids, growing up, sick,
Form: Free verse