Two numbers, today, shouting loud in the news
The first one is fifty; the second, one hundred
The thousands of cases; of dollars, ‘tis true
The virus today striking younger and older;
What Putin will pay for the life of a soldier
While Trump blithely states there is nothing he’ll do
The virus is winning the war of this age
It’s reached a point now where it can’t be contained
And even if states all rescind every phase
Despite counter-actions it has the potential
To multiply vastly, to grow exponential
Until there’s a vaccine to quell its great rage
On lives of our soldiers a bounty’s been placed
One hundred K dollars each soldier killed dead
Who serve in Afghanistan, Taliban faced
‘Twas offered by Putin’s despised FSB
The offspring of Stalin’s most feared KGB
It’s Putin’s attempt to our efforts disgrace
In both of these turmoils the President’s placed
His thumb in a dark place that’s not near his face
7/1/20
