Essential

Half the world shut down  
stayed home  
napped and shopped  
while we went to work  
so they could.

We heard they were captive  
how rough lock down was  
while we picked up the slack  
and their trash.

An army of us 
pulled extra shifts  
kept the lights on, ran food pantries  
we were labeled essential  
but they got the bonus.

Breaking news daily  
constant updates  
new orders  
never safe for them yet  
but always for us.




                                                                                          Chris Bazzett


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