Oct 20 Sad Face muzzled for life
now the sun is out
it feels unnatural
science-fictional
a Jetson kinda world
that none of us
signed up for
the face reduced
down to a pair of eyes
and not just women
not just because of sex
this time
all of the human race
must mask
if we are to survive
and it’s a big ask
we’ve come a long way
from the apes
the breath of life
now not so pure
thanks to our greed
must henceforth
breach a gate
of cloth
fragile curtain
‘gainst the plague
of virus
omnipotent and silent
lurking in the foetid
and deceptive air
incoming from the trough
pig marketing of
weird and batshit
dietary requirements
talismen
cures
mystic broths
scarfed down like
lemonade
in hope
of immortality
and potency
prosperity
‘out flew the web
and floated wide’
our faces draped
from side to side
must now forever be
how we
shall stem the tide
Canute the sea
come sunshine
winter rain
or drought
we’ll cover up
block gob and snout
when ere
in air
we dare
to venture out.
See also poems read out loud at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uLwxslE_VQ-fu-Dw6gdIA/playlists
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