I just got off the phone with “Someone”, they work somewhere, a place where people are taking in their kids to buy things they don’t need. “Someone” told me that they ran out of carts, people shouted, “Where is my cart, I need it, I don’t want to get exposed!!”…
This year there will be no cap and gown You’ll get your diploma with no one around You won’t walk the stage; you won’t see your friends Until the world opens its doors again. It makes me sad, along with your mom and dad But what can we do to…
It seems there’s quite a lot, I don’t know If we shut everything down, where would we go? My plumbing is leaking, my floor it is sinking The tile under my tub, is cracking and creaking How can I stay at home, if it falls to the ground? I hear…
I haven’t been past my driveway for the past 2 weeks It was the night before my Birth Day when I started taking the Virus seriously. My niece sent me something to read and after searching the news in Italy, reading more about China, I felt the beginnings of the…
We talked on the phone early today To check to see if each others okay. We talked about the way things use to be Before the virus came, when we use to run free. You tell me your life, I share with you mine We both tell each other that…
Sofia: "You're up?" Me: "Yes, couldn't sleep" Sofia: "Maybe you should take some something" Me: "Yeah maybe..." Sofia: "I've decided to go into work today" Me: "I thought you didn't have to..." Sofia: "Yeah, my boss told me that I could work from home, but I feel a need to…
Let there be no mistake Not all Heroes wear capes There are those on the front line Keeping us safe, in overtime The doctors, nurses, stockers, clerks To name a few, while we sleep, they all work We don’t know their names, they don’t know ours but they stand vigilant…
It’s been days since I’ve gone anyplace Since then, no make-up has touched my face Today, I teach guitar lessons on line Oh where did I put that make-up of mine? I’ve looked in my cupboard I’ve looked in my shoe Without it, I don’t know what to do My…
Now that the world is in a “Time Out” due to the Corona Virus, there’s a lot that I can’t do. I can’t go into homes and care for the elderly, can’t feed those without food, hug anyone, make surgical masks (I cheated in home economics class and had my…
They’ve been together for many a year Through laughter, love and many tears They thought they knew each other well But now they’re trapped in their tiny hell Pick up your clothes she thinks of him Go take a bath and shave your chin Go pick up the pooh in…