Contrary To Chat …
That I’m An ANGRY Man... !!!

I’m More Relaxed...
Than A Laid Back Cat...
And That’s A FACT... !!!

But That’s NOT The Track...
That This Poem Maps... !!!!!!!!!

It’s About The Collapse...
of... Restrictions In Lands...
Where This Corona Has Left...
People Sad As Well As MAD... !!!
Because of Attacks...
Made Against Humans...
That Have Laid Them Flat... !!!

So YES Some Have Died...
And Some Have Cried...
Because of This Rise...
In... LOSS of Life... !!!

But Hey... “ IT’s OKAY “... ?!?
Is Now Being Claimed By Government Names...

Who CLEARLY Have... NO SHAME... !!!
When THEY Chose To BREAK Policies of The State...

To Which They Should Adhere...
That Made It... CLEAR...

That...

“NO Mistress Or Lover Who They Love Undercover...
Should Be Met At Night In These Corona Times... !!!”

TUT TUT TUT... Those In Governments...
Didn’t Even Observe Their Own Absurd Words... !?!

Like Those That Now Say
That Restrictions In Place...
Can Now Be... RELAXED... !!!

What’s Up With That... ?!?

Oh Right...
Because of New Phone Apps...
That Will Now... TRACK...
People Who’ve BEGGED...
As Well As Held Protests... !!!
To Relax Their Heads of The Level of Stress...
That’s Had An Effect On Financial Strength...

So Within A Few Weeks...
of.... PANDEMIC Scenes....
Restrictions Will EASE So That Certain Peeps...
Can Return To The Streets...
And Once Again Feed World Economies...
  
But Here’s The Thing...
That May Well STING...

Corona Mutates So May RISE AGAIN... !!!

Bringing More Pain...
And Days of Strain Being LOCKED AWAY... !!!

So Why Relax...
When Coronas Not Trapped …
With A Cure INTACT... ?!?

People Should Really...
THINK About THAT... !!!

Before Running Back To Work...
To Earn Themselves Cash...
Like... Well Trained Herds... !!!
of Slaves Whose Own Health...
Means... LESS THAN WEALTH... !?!

In Times Like THESE... !!?
People Should Really THINK...

...... CAREFULLY..... !!!!!

Before Following Trends...
Like... Twitter Fiends... !!!

This Corona Scene...
And Spread of Disease...

... Isn't Dead Just Yet... !!!

Do Folks...
Really Still Believe These GOVERNMENTS... ???
After All Their Talk About Fighting This WAR... !?!

That... Didn’t Last Long...
I Mean Really COME ON...

They’re Singing Dud Songs...
That Sound... ALL WRONG... !!!

From Its Very Inception...
This Form of Infection...
Doesn’t Seem To Be Dealing...
In... NATURAL SELECTION... !?!

And Government Measures...
Haven’t Eased The Pressure...
of Fears That Are Linked...
To This... Corona Thing...

So Are People THINKING... ???
Or Steadily... SINKING.......................

Into A State...
Where Their Mind States TRAPPED... ?!?
Into Thinking of Cash …
Instead of Government Plans...
That Have LACKED …
Any Form of Substantiated Fact... !!!

So The Question I Have...
Requires No... Math...
But Doesn’t Add Up...
Cos’ If This Disease Is Still On The Run...

Can Things Now Be...
So Quickly... HACKED...

And Now......

... “ Relaxed “... ?!?

Show me the workings of a
world rapt in-news
in-fear
in-side.
What are its mechanics?

What are the mechanics:
a single, sterile globe.
All closing doors,
all shouting to be heard -
engulfed in digital vacuum.

Show me the workings.
Give me something I can touch, something I can taste,
something I can grip
between my teeth and bite down.
Hard. Just to check.

To check the mechanics of navigating the blueprint
of a blueprint
of a home with a sky frozen in a window pane.
The mechanics of a curtain closing.
– there was, in the end, nothing to be done –

Show me the workings.
Lay them out in front of me,
tell me their weight.
Let me know the numbers add up.

Let me know the mechanics of how that scale crests and falls,
heaves and gasps
its decision. Its desperation
to deliver the bodies of evidence in
grams, digits, days, weeks.

I want to see the workings.

Show me the workings.

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 near
𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 cheer

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘴 dear
𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 fear
𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 tears

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 virus 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 coronavirus
𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 us

𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦. (𝘴𝘰? 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?)
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 cry
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 die

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 you?
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘺 you!

𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 afraid
𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧

𝘚𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 rest?
𝘕𝘖! 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 protest

𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 community
𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 humanity

𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 complexion
𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 perfection
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 complexion
𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 rejection

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 health 𝘪𝘴 wealth
𝘉𝘶𝘵 wealth 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 health

It Seems That People Are Now Thinking...

Exactly... “ Which One Is It ?”....

An Epidemic... Pandemic....
Or Is This A...

...... “ PLANNED-demic’ ?!? “......

Because You’ve Got To Give Them Credit...
Politicians... And Their Spreading...
Of Fear That’s Here To Steer...
Some People Towards Tears... !!!

But Is There A VENEER... ???

If People Can’t Get Near...
To People Who They Hear...
Have Died Within This Year...
of Corona... Being Here...!?!?!

So Those Who Have...
Are Getting MAD... !!!!!!!!!!
At... Questioning Clans...

Who...
RECOGNISE Their Grief...
But Also... DON’T Believe...

Everything Politicians Feed...
About This New Disease...

I Mean Come On Now Seriously... !?!

Distancing Has Reached...
Two Metres or Six Feet...

But That’s Not How It Seems...
When It Comes To The Police...

Who Are Up In Peoples Faces...
Without Observing Spacing...
Designed To Save Our Nation...
From Infectious Degradation...
of Our Global Population...

So Some Now Think They’re Faking...
In Things Now Being Related...
Beyond Our Police Stations...

Leaders Keep Saying We’re Facing...

“ A LIFE THREATENING Situation... !?! “

But How Many Of Them Have DIED...
From These Corona Vibes... ?!?

They Seem To Survive... ?
And Recover QUICK Time... ?!?

But Still Seem To Need To Impose Penalties...
For Those Who Walk The Streets...
When They’re Told... They Shouldn't Be... !!!

Just Seems Like GREED To Me...
Will The Money Decrease …
How Corona Feeds... ?!?

Well That's HARD To Believe...
And Really Doesn't Seem Logical To Me... ?

It Seems More Like A War...
Like... NEVER Before... !!!!!!!!!!!!

NO Weapons Just Hoards...
FORCED To Stay Indoors...

What Exactly For...
Well... Nobody Seems Sure... ?!?

Basic Freedoms Denied...
And That's... NO LIE... !!!!!!!

Some Are Losing Their Minds...
From Being Stuck Inside... !!!

It’s A War Well Designed...
Because of The Fright...
of What Might Reside...
When Folks Go Outside... !?!

You See FEAR Is A Theme...
That Surrounds This Disease...

FEAR of The CHINESE... !!!
And Those Coughing In Streets... !!!
And Why Indeed Are The Elderly...
Not Those In Receipt of FREE Food Deliveries... ?!?

In Fact... Looking At That...
With ALL Their New Technologies...
And This Disease That’s TRULY DEADLY... !!!

..... “ ALLEGEDLY “..... ???

Shouldn’t The Streets …
Really Be... EMPTY... ?!?
Of Course Not Folks …
Because of New CONTROLS...

... And That's NO JOKE... !!!

The Powers That Be...
Have More Powers Now...
Than They’ve Ever Seen... !!!!!

NEW AGE Slavery...
For Their Economies... !!!

Where People Will Need...
To Receive A VACCINE...
So That They Can Be Free...
To Again Make Money...
And Feed Their Families...

I Mean... SERIOUSLY... !?!

A Free That AIN’T Free... !?!

Where New Tech Will Track...
Via... Mobile Phone Apps...

How’d Y’all Feel About That... ?
Technology LEADING Humanity... ?!?

Through New Tech Of Course..
Like That of... " 5G "...

So They’re Shutting Down Talk...
That Feeds... " CONSPIRACIES "... !!!

Stuff That Now Seems...
To Be WELL PLANNED To Me... !!!

Mass Protests Now STOPPED...
MORE Powers For Cops...
Social Distancing LOCKED...

But... Nobody Seems To Know...
For EXACTLY... HOW LONG.......... !?!

Something Seems A Bit OFF...
As If This Is A Plot...
To Replace Human Bods...
With... CYBORG Robots... !!!

So The Question I’ve Got...
Is Now Simply THIS One...

Because... Now I Am A Skeptic...
Is This A Pandemic That’s Really AUTHENTIC... ?!?

Or... Is This Simply...
... A Systemic........................... ..........

.... “ PLANNED-demic’ “.... ?!?

So These Sheople People...
Keep Proving They’re FEEBLE...

Doing This And Doing THAT...  
Like... "Mice In A Trap"... !!!

I’ve Said It Before...
It Seems I’ll Say It Again...
Sheople In The Pen Follow Governments....

Like Those Who Don’t Know...
Which Way They Should Go... ?!?

I Mean.....  
Do People Really Think... ?!?

Or Just.....  
Let Their Brains Sink.... !?!

Into THEM Drinks And Drug Taking... ?!?

NO... NOT Those Drugs...  
That You’re Thinking Of... !!!!!!

I Mean The Ones That Steer...
People... Towards FEAR...

Masking Up...  
Like... Walking Trumps... !!!

Ready To Dump...
Any Thoughts of Love...
Or The Creator Up Above...
Who They Praise So Much...

Well Corona Has Stunned...
And Left Many Struck DUMB...

Because They’ve Masked Up...
Their Ability To Speak...
Masks Being Worn...
From... Cheek To Cheek... !!!

So You Can’t Even See...
WHO The Sheople Be... ?!?

Conforming Like Sheep...
UNABLE To Bleat... !?!

From Walking In Streets...
To... SHOPPING SPREES...

These Sheople WREAK...
of.... INSECURITIES... !!!!!!!

But Think On This...
Do They Really Believe...
That Stores Would Refuse...
To Have Them Buy Goods...
If... NOBODY Queued...
With A MASK In View...

There Are A Great Many Things...
Now Happening...
That Are Clearly Proving...
That Sheople In The Pen...
Are Just... NOT THINKING... ?!?

Like The Simple Fact That NOW...
Our Leaders Will ALLOW...

Supermarket Floors To Open Doors...
When They Say They’re NOT SURE... !?!
of This Viruses Source Or Indeed How To Cure...
What They CLAIM... Has Killed Hoards... ?!?

THAT... CERTAIN Policies...
That They’ve Now Deemed To Be NECESSARY...  
Will HELP Fight The Spread of This Corona Disease...

Well HEY... CERTAIN Scenes...
When It Comes To Police And Shopping Sprees...
Now Seem A Little Crazy In Times Like These... ?!?

Well ONLY I Guess...
If You... USE Your Head... !?!

To THINK Instead of Letting Governments...
Treat You And Feed You... Like...

... “ Sheople In A Pen ! “...

escape!!!
by michael r. burch

for anaïs vionet

to live among the daffodil folk . . .
slip down the rainslickened drainpipe . . .
suddenly pop out
the GARGANTUAN SPOUT . . .
minuscule as alice, shout
yippee-yi-yee!
in wee exultant glee
to be leaving behind the
LARGE
THREE-DENALI GARAGE.

Keywords/Tags: Coronavirus, Pandemic, Teen, Society, Humor, Hope, Social Distancing, Isolation, Family, Home, House, Escape, Escapism, Freedom, Plague, Boredom

Hope is not a ***** word;
It is what sees us through
It's not a weakness or delusion
But a place to put our faith and trust
When we've got nowhere else to put it

Hope is not a vulnerability
It is a birdsong
In the midst of the longest night you've ever known
When you can't believe the darkness
And you've convinced yourself that morning might not come this time

Hope is not wishful thinking
It is the seed that sprouts from concrete
Against all the odds
surprising everyone
And blooms a flower so beautiful you forget the worst of it

Hope is the sun behind the clouds
Always there
Waiting to emerge again
As it always will
When the bleakness of it all seems unshakable
Hope is remembering that it's not

Hope is what we owe ourselves
Because life is hard enough
Hope is not a ***** word
It's what we all need right now.

So It Seems That Extensions...
Are Now Worthy of Mention...

Because In Times Like These...
Where This Corona Disease...

... Has People SCARED... !!!!!

Extensions Prepared...
Are Not Being Impaired...

So No I DON’T Mean … HAIR... !!!
In Terms of What It Is That I’m Now Expressing...

It’s Lockdowns Lengthened...
Social Distancing STRENGTHENED... !!!

And Curfew Protection...
That Is Quickly Spreading...
Just Like This Infection... !!!!

Or Should I Say DISEASE That APPARENTLY...
Is On A Killing Spree Like We’ve NEVER SEEN... !!!

Well So They SAY... These Heads of State...

As They Keep Suggesting...
That All Their Inspections …
Are For OUR PROTECTION... !?!

Therefore We’re All Heading …
For Further Extensions of Lockdowns Meant …
To Curb The Spread of These Virus Deaths...

That HAVEN’T Lessened... Or... Have They... ?!?

When Heads of State Seem To Be Okay...
And Are Recovering Quick From Being SICK... ?!?

People Need To THINK And RESIST News Links...
Now Extending Things That Are Starting To STING... !!!

Like MORE EMPTY Pockets...
Due To Job Losses Cos’ of GREEDY Bosses... !!!

Who Now Want To Behave Like BUBONIC Plagues... !!!
When It Comes To Pay That They Want To Claim... ?!?

Them And Their Friends In Government...
Should Be ASHAMED of Playing Games...
With Wars They Wage...
On Wages Paid That Are Facing Delays...

Or... Extensions YES …
That Are Causing STRESS... !!!
To Millions of Heads Who’ve Become Jobless...

... In A Matter of DAYS... !!!

NO Extensions In Place For Charitable Grace... ?!?
Unless They Come From A Cool Someone...

Who’s NOT Some Punk In GOVERNMENT... !!!!!

NO More EXTENSIONS Of Talk That Runs...
From Presenters Who Are On Stations...
Now Talking About This Situation...
Within Their Debates And Conversations...

Theories LESSENED... !!!
That Are Causing Tension...
Because of Themes That Surround 5G...

I Mean... SERIOUSLY...
Not Even Free To Speak About...
…… “ Conspiracies “ ……. !?!

What Is It That They're Frightened of EXACTLY... !!?!!

They’ve Got Quiet Streets...
... Extensions of PEACE... !!!!

Well... Seemingly... ?!?
Extensions of Powers Now Given To Police...
So What More Do They Want...
To... "Restrict And STOP"... ?!?

Well For Now It Seems...
That Control of Streets And Lockdown Themes...
Will NOT Be Lessened... !?!

Because They’re Now Being...

Given... FURTHER...

..... “ Extensions “.....

saw a video
other day
sheep bleating
foggy
scotch air
expelled at her
lips

it looked like
outside

imagine i'd kissed
you in public at
the gas
station the
grocery
store

imagine our
tongues made
kind in
church on
sacred ground