We’re living in two disasters
Impacts are felt each day and night
One leads some to death
And many to fright
Facing fear and grief
Nearly every livelong day
We quarantine, we distance
Wash our hands and pray
Politics is a disaster too
Grid-lock in congress and nothing gets done
Executive branch takes action in sputters and spurts
News cast tell us which party has won
Problem solving seems somehow forgotten
Bi-partisian actions are seldom and few
Who takes responsibility for these messes
It can’t be me so it must be you.
Aug 17, 2020
Aug 17, 2020 at 2:06 PM UTC
We’re living in two disasters
Impacts are felt each day and night
One leads some to death
And many to fright
Facing fear and grief
Nearly every livelong day
We quarantine, we distance
Wash our hands and pray
Politics is a disaster too
Grid-lock in congress and nothing gets done
Executive branch takes action in sputters and spurts
News cast tell us which party has won
Problem solving seems somehow forgotten
Bi-partisian actions are seldom and few
Who takes responsibility for these messes
It can’t be me so it must be you.
*Reflections giving everyone the blame — except me of course.
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