My Initial Thoughts of Being in Quarantine

Uncertainty prevails

As new details come out daily

Death tolls spike and cities are epicenters 

Everyone still has to pay bills, landlords and renters

Will our government actually help

Or will they just “do the best they can” based on the cards they are dealt

The wealth gap is apparent and is enhanced during this situation

As many have lost their occupation and now have to deal with false proclamations

from our ignorant president, who originally compared this to the flu

He knew the same amount about it in reality, nothing, like me and you

As time goes by, now he says it’s serious

Thousands become delirious as this mysterious virus causes morgues to fill

All we can do is sit still and hope this passes sooner than later

Unemployment is backed up, lots of unemployed waiters and others who are now helpless

A few are stepping up with donations, at least some are selfless

Others are soon to be wealthless 

Living off savings, watching it dwindle down

As children are restless at home, misbehaving

Nurses and doctors are on the front line, braving this invisible enemy 

Help is on the way, apparently 

As this open ended quarantine goes on, 

Hopefully this won’t be my swan song

And this will end soon, proving pessimists wrong

A new time and era will dawn

And our spawn will learn from this and be cautious

Unlike this ignorant orange currently in office 

Global Oration in a Fragmented Nation

3 more months at least of Quarantine, what do you mean?

Thoughts of a world that’s clean remain distant, like a view that’s serene

Trying to ease back into the world while it’s still not safe

Is like smelling mace, hoping you won’t get a trace 

Trying to get back to normal when the world isn’t ready 

Creates a medley of problems and not solutions

I try to look at the positives, like lack the lack of pollution 

While others seek restitution or quote the constitution

Demanding to work because “this is america”

But this is global issue, Billy and you look real silly

Saying this isn’t a big deal and “make america great again” as its racist connotations attempt to be concealed. A black man can’t even go for a jog these days

Without some good old boys following closely with dismay

Many sadly said hurray when this innocent man was slayed

Bringing up bigger issues and deep seeded hate 

This quarantine should make you appreciate what you have and how we can all relate 

To each other, as brothers, sons, daughters, fathers and mothers

And look out for one another, instead of critiquing differences 

Things can clearly change in an instant 

What better time than the present to continue to learn and grow

And not just be content with what you already know

What if what you know is wrong, like the lyrics to that song

That you can’t get right but think is tight 

Why is peace and tranquility not as cool or masucline like a good fight

We’re more focused on being entertained then being sustained

Social ignorance now brings pain and it’s up for us, white people 

To not refrain from holding back at telling our fellow race what’s wrong

They’d rather not hear a swan song

But I’d rather tell the truth and stand with the unjust 

We have to acknowledge what’s wrong to gain trust

And stand up for things that disgust us, like the racism still alive

Trump’s position now allows those hate groups to thrive  

Someone is going to have to stand up and demand his demise

It isn’t easy taking down a bully

As many understand that fully, and keep quiet 

Some will riot while others will sit silenced

Intrigued yet not saddened by this unprecedented violence 

Focusing on their diet and other simple tasks

While grab asses still call the shots 

Something I can’t grasp