Monday, April 06, 2020

Profiteering

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR:  CORONAVIRUS SERIES



Profiteering

To those who see opportunity in tragedy
How much is a human life worth? 

To those who make money from misfortune
Would you trade your sacred soul
For a seat at the table of avarice? 

To those senators who converted
Secret knowledge of a global pandemic
Into stock market treasure
You have forfeited your right to serve
You have lost your place in civil society
You have lost the love of your fellow travelers
And the good and gracious will of humanity

You have lost the right to count yourself
Among the kind and decent people
Who survive without your help

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