stand six feet away

we were

told,

get the vaccine and you won't

get this particular

strain

of flu,

this lab created

flu

that may involve

bats

in China.

we were commanded to

stand six feet away,

wear

gloves, wear masks,

use

antiseptic wipes

on everything.

don't go to school,

don't go

to work, don't go

to the beach

or movies,

don't leave your house,

or else there

will be hell to pay.

but nearly everyone got it

anyway.

it's hard to listen

anymore to the powers that

be,

when they're so wrong

about so much,

almost daily.