wash your hands
the mundane has become
my major activities
time carved out for washing dishes
or sweeping crumbs
and dust from off the floor
treated like i’d just run a marathon
wiping down old wine stains
while in other areas here i make them new
major accomplishments
soaping the handle on the front door
sterilizing light switches and cabinet knobs
not beginning to get drunk
until at least three o’clock
i’m staying in
and staying six feet apart from all of you
but social distancing has always been my trip
that is to say…i’m doing what i can
i don’t know if it’s enough
to come through to the other side
or what it’ll all even look like then
we’re locked up and down
and millions of us are getting sick or going broke
while the president leans smug on tv
fighting with his own inflated ego
casting game show bets
on who’s allowed to live
and who’s allowed to die
more worried about the stock market
then your bones and blood and flesh
because the rabid dog of capitalism
is still out there, my friends
salivating and spewing its virus
while it’s currently tied up in chains
to a budding spring tree
waiting just waiting to strike
landlords and corporations
turning all of those mom and pop greasy spoons
into taco bells and mickey d’s
your taverns into TGIFs
with a capital one bank on every block
a slice of dominos or pizza hut
target wishes and wal-mart dreams
you say you want a revolution
but most likely you’ll have a coke and a smile
you’ll shut the fuck up
and let capitalism have its way
so stay in and stay safe everyone
zoom me and i’ll zoom you
send you my top ten lists for everything
but first
please
please
please
make sure
to wash your hands.
--John Grochalski
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