Covid-19 2020
say goodbye to times of plenty
hello 2021
recession’s only just begun
Street protests break out and scatter
now we know that #blacklivesmatter
#takeaknee but not on me
lockdown of my liberty
Wear a mask to hide your face
now we know it’s a disgrace
being outside is now taboo
now we’re all the new #metoo
Social distance keep away
lockdown level three today
when it lifts they’ll let us know
endless house arrest my bro
Stay home stay safe and wash our hands
outside the coveyman still stands
or so they say fake news today
inflating figures all the way
Hype that false flag up the pole
bankrupt buried in a hole
pile them up those dead and debts
stocks up though so place your bets
Print that fiat currency
just don’t call it more QE
rose by any other name
still draws blood on thorns of shame
Fake the reason for the crash
covid’s why you’ve got no cash
not quite true I hear you say
collapse was coming anyway
We don’t buy this viral news
pandemic was a giant ruse
hoax of this whole century
while we wait to be let free
Meanwhile back in our home town
no deaths no cases of renown
only some vague rumor mill
fake news someone’s trying to shill
All this lockdown misery
engineered to herd the free
vax us all and chip the lot
in the land that time forgot
No it’s not going back to norm
that was way before the storm
we’re the underwater nation
locked behind our Gates Foundation
This is awesome. Great poem! I know its a song but it still read like one. Love it.
Yes it's actually a poem, you're correct @riverflows. It sounded better to call it a song though. It is better spoken as a slam poet or rapper would speak it.
Yes, I can definitely hear it!!
I'm putting together a collection of HIVE poems around the virus and these times - I'd love to put this one in. Would you mind very much? xxx
I'm thinking the proceeds - if any, haha - might go to a charity. xx
Hey there apologies for the late response, yes feel free to put the poem into an anthology. Let me know how it is manifesting.
I see a day that one of your lyrics will be put into music over here, it's just too good.
Do you ever turn these into tracks yourself?
Incidentally I can think of a dude who is both skilled and aware if you ever want to work with a rapper who got his shit together and vibes highly. Just some non-binding forwarding of the dude I had to think of when I read your lyrics, in case you are interested.
Yes hook me up with the rapper friend, I have only written the lyrics and not really performed or sung them yet, except for a few years ago with two of the poems from back then. This one still awaits full expression so I would be happy to team up and collaborate, many thanks.
Have written him on steem, not sure how much he uses hive yet.
Dookie, you around?
@wolfnworbeikood
Cool, let me know what manifests. A global collaboration is always a great concept in our global village online.
yeah
Do you have a video for this? Why don't you try to sing it even your voice or the sounds not perfect. I'm interested to hear that, we can improve more...
Hey there, good idea @kennyroy. I need to move toward actually reciting my poems, like a rapper or slam poet. I will take your advice and make a video clip of it. Thanks for that.