RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: HEALTH
Killer Virus
Another killer virus is inevitable
And we are not prepared
We’re particularly susceptible
To one that carries through the air
We’ve cut funding to World Health
We need more money for war
We’ve misappropriated our wealth
To things we don’t need anymore
We don’t need to cause great harm
We don’t need weapons of war
We need to banish deadly arms
We need allies on distant shores
If this hantavirus is not the one
The one is coming down the line
Devastation will have its run
We are observing all the signs
When it comes we won’t be ready
We’ll be scrambling to respond
The Europeans will hold steady
But our structure will be gone