In
war the first casualty is truth caused by censorship
The
generals and politicians cannot allow any news useful to the enemy slip
Like
a cancer its reach expands and grows
Altering
more and more of the news that is part of life’s flow
What
constitutes aid to the enemy rapidly expands
An
iron curtain of censorship comes down across the land
On
any news or opinion if there is any doubt
It
will be not something the censor will let you write or speak about
In
a war against a pandemic there are casualties also
Restrictions
on our freedoms from our leaders will flow
In
the name of curtailing the virus’s deadly spread
Lock-downs
and social distancing becomes the norm instead
The
First Amendment in the guise of public health is banned
Gatherings
of people to protest the lock-downs, the government will no longer stand
“non-essential”
businesses in the guise of public health are shut down
Any
business that is legal and pays the rent or mortgage and puts food on the table
Is
“essential” and to hold otherwise is to buy into a complete and deadly fable
Soon
the number of unemployed rises by the millions at a rate that astounds
The
economy sinks further and further into recession making it harder and harder to
rebound
Unemployment
insurance unable to handle the crush soon crashes
States
fear they will be soon out of cash
The
feds step in with trillions sadly to little avail
As
the economy continues to fail
Suicides,
abuse, addiction, divorce, alcohol consumption begin to rise
Will
the battle against the pandemic be won before the economy’s demise?
As
protests over lock-downs rise another censor raises its head
Not
another branch or agency of government but social media instead
Promoting
protests of lock-downs on social media is no longer allowed
Any
questioning of the science used must in acceptance now be bowed
There
may be no economy left by the time a vaccine appears
Our
standing as a leader in the free world will have disappeared
Our
leaders and pundits are still getting paid
No
need for them to savings and assets raid
For
the left the pandemic is a manna from heaven to a progressive agenda push
On
the American Dream of hard work and effort for success subject to ambush
Limited
government and the economy, Trump’s card to re-election potentially shattered
May
lose to a candidate whose mental fitness looks like it has been battered
Can
we as nation wake up and realize the CV Pandemic may infect many but kills very
few
When
we tally up the deaths the totals will be not much more than a worse year of
the flu
Time
to focus on protecting the seniors especially those in nursing homes
Who
have died like flies and due to lock-downs have died alone
Maintain
social distance and revise retail, restaurants’ and offices design
Solutions
partitions, cubicles, outdoor dining to go with takeout social distancing we
may find
More
study on whether non N95 masks will the spread of the virus suppress
If
yes require they be worn and their manufacture subject to a full court press
The
new item of fashion no one would want to be without
Another
small step to this virus rout
Pedal
to metal on drugs, antibodies, vaccines and tests
24/7
with little or no time to rest
But
open up the economy and the forces of recovery unleash
Why
we must do this is something we all can capeesh
Life
will always have risk but we must maintain the nation’s wealth
For
if it is not maintained or improved wave goodbye to the nation’s health
© April 30, 2020 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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