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By The North Star
Unlike Robinson Crusoe
They got marooned
Without a ship-wreck but
They'll still lose track of time,
The old folk
For out of sight of land
They're snagged in a
Cross-current,
Wondering will they die,
One way or another,
Before its over.
I know for I'm in the same boat except
It's been longer.
Yet they are the lucky ones for
They've had a life, while for
...
Tuesday 19th May 2020 11:46 am
Locked Down Locked Out
Its a pain in the neck and no mistake
Locked down, our busy lives on hold
But what of the billions less wealthy
Forever locked out in the cold?
Locked down or locked out
Are two very different fates
We blandly wait for a vaccine
To benefit our richer states
In Africa the virus is poverty
Immune to vaccines and drugs
Kids locked down all their lives
Regard...
Saturday 25th April 2020 12:40 pm
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