Struck harder than most by this disease

Italians are finding great ways to ease

The isolation and fear with which they live

By banding together in order to give

Concerts performed across back alleys

Like music arising from flowered valleys.

“Exponential” is an interesting notion.

To growth it acts like lubricating lotion.

If attendance were to double every day

And it took ten days to fill a stadium, say,

Then guess how full it is on day nine?

Just 50 percent! Which is not a good sign…

Who knows why we may believe?

Perhaps it’s in order to help us relieve

The pressures we feel on our soul

Or other anxieties that take their toll.

It’s always possible for things to get worse,

So why not touch wood to avoid a curse?

Gotta say a few questions are raised…
Of course innovation should be praised
Even when it happens by chance
Or when overdosing on an acid dance.
But who decides a “usual dose?!”
And 550 times? That’s not even close!

At first I thought it wouldn’t do much
To incessantly wash your hands and such…
Seemed like maybe the easiest plan
Was not to impose a big travel ban
But to get the virus in one swell shot.
Turns out slowing it down will help a lot.

So the First Lady is promoting Be Best

And is out raising money for its treasury chest.

But alas she has canceled her LA event

Due to a ‘scheduling conflict’ she can’t prevent.

That’s one way to describe the unfolding scene…

But outside the White House we say ‘Covid-19.’

It’s hard enough when things are good

And you still always feel like you should

Constantly wash and disinfect your hands

And maybe pass on seeing some bands.

Imagine now how hard it must be!

(Though some are thinking, “Told ya so, see!”)

For years they have been the brunt of fun,

But now they’ve got their time in the sun.

Of course it never hurts to fill the void

And just because you’re paranoid

Doesn’t mean bad things won’t come.

So now which of us are kind of dumb…?

Just because she’s in charge of education

For pretty much every kid in the entire nation

Doesn’t mean we should expect her to know

Much more than is needed for a reality show.

But of course such issues won’t get her the axe…

When our leaders embrace alternative facts!

Last night I had dinner with a great old friend

Who has the ability to make others bend

To most of his crazy impulses and will

Which is sort of annoying, but impressive still!

He gets big themes though can be detail-free,

Like when he agreed “these days need poetry.”