A week of tardiness cost thirty thousand deaths
Or so a study at a university declared
How many weeks delayed ere Trump joined all the rest
Of countries battling the COVID-19 scare?
The thousands killed, now ninety four reported
Plus thousand more the virus killed, uncounted
Their families mourn; their countrymen supportive
But empathy from Trump’s not there – and would be doubted
This virus wave continues unabated
Yet every state has started to reopen
Now thousands more will die; ‘tis surely fated
This wave won’t end as everyone is hoping
So say a prayer for all of those we’ve lost
And for their loved ones in their lonely grief
And be prepared: these openings may cause
This taste of welcome freedom to be brief
5/20/20
