RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: CORONAVIRUS SERIES
Eighteen Dead
If eighteen died at the hands of
Middle East zealots
They would mark the day
Build a monument and
Hold a three-day vigil
If eighteen died at the hands of
A MAGA militia
They would summon
The FBI and put the National
Guard on alert
If eighteen died at the hands of
A serial killer
We’d be greeted by national
Media coverage 24-7
Survivor interviews and
Expert speculation
If eighteen died by a natural
Disaster the nation would be
In perpetual mourning
Eighteen died of covid this month
(in our little corner of the world)
And nobody cared because
Covid does not exist
It ceased to be when the
Cameras turned away
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