The United States Covid death count is now 532K
More dead than the population of most cities
With almost 1,750 new dead each day, it increases
The numbers creeping closer to the mark
Even as the count rises in certain cities and states
Governors and leaders push for reopening
While people still refuse to wear masks in stores
And Facebook is full of stories of CO2 poisoning
There are now 550K dead from Covid in the United States
Vaccines are being distributed rapidly across the country
Everyone can get the vaccine, sometimes within 24 hours
Go to the pharmacy website and sign right up
I got the vaccine, my mothers, and grandfather too
My knitting group friends have appointments
But, their partners aren’t sure, nor are their families
They bite their tongues; you can’t argue with them
The death toll is now 578K cases
578 thousand Americans are now dead
The population of the state of Wyoming
Goodbye Wyoming
You would think we’d mourn this news
We have lost a state’s worth of people in a year
But, the news is on privately conducted recounts
Where people are searching for bamboo ballots
Florida has opened back up, no masks, no distancing
The governor says we don’t need masks
And bans companies from asking if you had the vaccine
People are flocking to malls and amusement parks
The death toll is now at 581K dead
And expects to spike again in the summer
If we lose another 42 thousand lives
It is goodbye, Vermont.
(Meet Mago Contributor) Francesca Tronettie, Ph.D.