New Poem: ODE TO CHRIS CUOMO

 see that news person crying in the corner

 he was fired for dubious ethical decisions

 and he tried to keep his even more dubious brother in power

 now he cries ice cubes like a penguin in a Bugs Bunny cartoon

 wailing about the big comedown of working for NewsNation

 oh I’ll never again be Number One, he despairs

 then a smile breaks through the misery

 he yells to the other patrons:

 wait until I win my $125 million arbitration suit against CNN

 as Alisyn Camerota appears on the big screen TV

 in the time slot he thought he might own forever

New Poem: ANDREW CUOMO’S LAST DAYS IN ALBANY HAIKU

 shred shred shred shred shred

 Shred Shred Shred Shred Shred Shred Shred

 shred shred shred papers

THE REOPEN THE ECONOMY COVID CIRCLE GAME

 Inspired by the Joni Mitchell song:

 Today the governors and the mayors sing open up fast

 Masks peel off in Texas, indoor restaurant service in NY and CA

 No longer fearful of potential spread and variants

 Looking the other way from falling stars

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 And the coronavirus still goes round and round

 No way to keep it curbed will be found

 When White Republicans won’t bare their arms

 And we enter a second year with potential for great harm