It’s happened one or two times before…

Usually I disagree with him to the core

But now and then he just gets it right

And offers a glimmer of hope and light.

Tuck is spot on about this slithering slime

And a democrat too is involved in the crime.

The virus spreads from tiny moist drops

That escape by a cough or sneeze and then hops

Into the air or onto a surface you touch.

But it can’t last in the air all that much

And it dies off of cardboard within a day

So order in at home and get ready to stay.

It seems like a bit of a word twist

But the lesson inside is hard to resist.

So much of life comes down to this:

It’s attitude that sends you down an abyss.

FDR once said the only threat is fear,

Jack Sparrow’s view is pretty darn near.

It is the single best thing you can do

To prevent the pandemic from reaching you.

It’s hard to imagine that such a simple task

Is so much more effective than wearing a mask.

And the good news is that it’s also fun!

So do it a lot ‘til corona is done…

The dark news and troubled times

May need more than only rhymes!

Stepping up to the plate is this young man

A shop owner in Scotland doing what he can

To help his community try to stay clean

By giving goods to those in quarantine.

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.