Virus
how will we explain now to future generations?
Something insidious came for our elders
Our children, our weak
Theories postulated on the source
We were advised to all stay inside
don’t make contact — you never know
Who might be infected yet seem
Perfectly normal
We found rather quickly
That help was not coming
Fights broke out over resources
Who was allowed what and when
Supplies and promises taken back
We learned to do for ourselves
We made masks from old clothes
Left sanitation on stoops of our families
Gathered around troubadours by internet
Loved from a distance
Then the protests came — people with guns
Walked on the capitol in defense of freedom
Then a black man died of a blue knee to the neck
We found rather quickly
That help was not coming
Riots broke out over resources
Rights and promises walked back
Something insidious came for our families
For a long time now — we’ve seen the source
We’re advised to stay quiet, look away
Don’t make contact — you never know
Who might be infected yet seem
Perfectly normal
We learn to do for ourselves
