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We are not heroes.
We are just people,
trying to survive.
You and I,
are not equals.
You work from home
while I...
I work to ensure
that I get to keep mine.
They call us essential,
because we provide
all the food and the things
that help keep you alive.
But I am resentful
that I don't get to decide,
What is more worthy,
my labor or life?
So don't call me a hero.
I am simply doing
what has to be done.
Don't call me a hero,
unless you plan to treat
and pay me like one.
Mark Toney May 2020
anxious heart made sick
anticipation postponed—
beware second wave


© 2020 Mark Toney.  All rights reserved.
5/13/2020 - Poetry form: senryu - © 2020 Mark Toney.  All rights reserved.
Mark Toney May 2020
coronavirus
coronary episode—
coroner report


© 2020 Mark Toney.  All rights reserved.
5/13/2020 - Poetry form: senryu - © 2020 Mark Toney.  All rights reserved.
H A Vitatoe May 2020
Fauci  had signed  with his thumb
He thought that we were dumb
As he helped  gain his wealth
while stealing our health
The Patriots will not succumb
Laxamana May 2020
Anxiety with each oncoming onslaught of onward motion
Surrounding waves stagnate but "crash" calls the ocean
That stars suspended in outer space
sing songs to sooth the earthly race.
This is about how the world has stopped around us yet from home, we must keep working. Also how celebrities and the 1% can be so disconnected from the rest of the world.
Big Virge May 2020
Okay So Now They Say That It’s NOT 5G... !!!
That’s Part of The Spread of This Corona Disease... ?!?

So Who Exactly …
Are We Supposed To Believe... ?

The Likes of... David Icke... !?!

Or Scientists And...
These Media Feeds...
That Now Seem To Be...
Shutting Down Theories...
That Are Deemed As Being

... FALSE Conspiracies.... !!!

I Mean SERIOUSLY... !!!

So What We Now SEE...
Is Not Linked REMOTELY... !!!
To Things That... RADIOACTIVELY...
Could Be Harmful To... Humanity... ?!?

The Powers That Be Seem Frightened To Me...
Of Those Who Speak Out Publicly...
About New Threats From Technology...

So Now WON’T Allow The Passing On of Speech....
That’s Spreading What They Deem To Be FALLACIES... !!!

They’ve Clearly Already...
Locked Down The Streets...
But What Is Next The... INTERNET... ?!?
The Internet Now... Has Clearly Slowed...
Due To The Amount of Internet Trolls...
And Videos That Now WON’T Be Shown... !!!

If What is Shown Is Talk That Bodes...
of New Tech Woes And YES CONTROLS...
That May Not Be Jokes For Future Folks... !!!!!

I Think It’s Bad Enough...
That We Now Have Drones...

... OVERLOOKING Homes... !!!

WITHOUT Sherlock Or Watson In Tow...

It’s A Tech Police...
That Now Seems To Be A Part of The Disease... !!!
But This Part Attacks... Freedom of Speech...
Via Things Like WhatsApp And These Facebook Teams...

It’s A Whole New Scene...
Where Technology Is Restricting Privacy... !!!
And Is Monitoring Chats …

… How’d Y’all Feel About That... ?!?

Technological Hacks...
Like The Empire Yes May Now STRIKE BACK... !!!

Technological Wars Are Now In Store...
If Internet Laws Now Become A Force...
More Powerful Than Any Sky Who Walks... !!!

That’s A Joke Of Course Or... IS IT... ???
We May Face An Internet... BLIZZARD... !?!
We’re Already In... Modern Day Prisons...

No Exit Just Restrictions...
On How It Is We’re Living...

So How Are Folks Gonna Revolt NOW... ?!?
When Tech Is Used To Bring Freedoms Down...

...  " Conspiracy "... NO Just Words That Show...
Where It Now Seems That We Are Likely To Go..

A REAL Twilight Zone That Is FULL BLOWN... !!!

Because of New Tech...
That SILENCES... Like This Virus Is...
Talk That Stands Against Their Plans...
But Making Cash Was More Important Than...

Stopping The Rise of New Tech Vibes...
That Are Evidently Now Controlling Lives... !!!

So Who’ll Speak The Truth …
And Face New Tech Tools That May Be Used …
To Imprison Due To … Something You Post...
Or Choose To Say … On A Place Like YouTube...!?!

Where It Seems That They …
Have Now Put In Place...
Restrictions On What …
Can Now Be Displayed...

Pay Attention Folks... This Is NOT A GAME... !!!

No Time For Jokes Or IGNORANT Quotes...
When Basic Things Like FREEDOM OF SPEECH... !!!

Are Now Being OVERSEEN...

By The...

... “ Technology Police “... !!!!!!
One has to wonder how technology will now be applied to basic freedoms, privacies, and, to how the masses live going forward .............. ???
death terrorizes the world
suffering strikes fear
far and wide
individuals attempt to restore
while questionable governments limit
people lay in captivity
the walls growing bigger
closer
the reality of death
suffering
all becomes too much to handle
a hero
a nurse
a loved one
welcomes comfort and restores

once we are through
conquerers
escaping the thick autumn-winter bush
spring will be on the horizon
death behind us
giving way to life ahead of us
death behind us
a defeated Covid-19
Logan Robertson May 2020
Sally still has her rainbow eyes for life
As a prism be, a prisoner in strife
She copes with the downfall
Life throwing a curveball
Still, she gets a base hit for some wildlife

Logan Robertson

5/11/2010
10/10/8/8/10

Sally's been battling the voids in her life. Five weeks, now, cooped up at home, watching one movie after another, playing scrabble, cleaning house, and dreaming does get old. When there's a knock at her door it brings her to a smile.
bad days measured by empty mugs in the sink
equal parts sugar, coffee and routine
make for the perfect drink

the count can exceed the hours awake
adrenaline-amped listlessness
is it the physical or mental at stake?

not to worry though, as this too shall pass
bitter darkness will dissapear
like that in my empty glass
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