David Kapp, Gatesville
Not now (comrade)
a sequel it was
to Not now darling
a farce back there
in that other homeland
involving a mistress
a mobster a mink coat
sounding all too
familiar does it not
it could be just about
anywhere
Not now comrade
be co-operative
in the name of
the greater good
Not now comrade
the times are not
what they should be
they have changed
though the more
not necessarily
for the betterment
Not now comrade
have some compassion
if only for party and state
(don’t bite the hand)
Not now comrade
are we not
all equally
democratically
compromised
and not immune
to the temptation
of worldly goods
Not now comrade
be a darling
A Higher-up in an impoverished province down Africa-South
way plays the Covid-19 card for a miscreant or two.