1. Blue skies through the pane
My happiness quarantined
In a cage of glass
2. I think of Anne Frank
As I gaze out my window
No blue sky for her
3. We should have foreseen
that less buying, less driving
Could brighten the stars
4. Teacup on my desk
I toast the World Wide Web
Lone but not alone
5. Feelings amplified
With daily life simplified
Wading through highs, lows
6. Double Pandemic
Plagues poor in Trumplandia
Breadlines burgeoning
7. Fake virus they rage
No masks, just flags of hatred
Ignoring the dead
8. Paint me grey and blue
No comings and no goings
I live a still life
9. Greed drives this crisis
Death's high-speed locomotive
Open up hearts, not masks
10. Love marches proudly
Through city streets with teargas
Young and brave rise up
11. These deaths be not proud
For murd'rous Amerikkka
Howl their names out loud:
George Floyd, Sandra Bland
Eric Garner, Rodney King...
All must take a stand.
12. Eyes cast futile smiles
In masking and with distance
Longing for hugging
13. Mothers of Portland
Face off cops and their hired guns
Birthing brave new world
14. Lonely streets, locked lives
The city wails its silence
Soon this too shall pass
15. Rest in peace dear Ruth
Deft defender of the truth
We cry for justice
16. Fauci, Fauci Man
He sure ain't no macho fan
Unlike Head Honcho