Still a Bright Side (7-3-20)

Though Trump and his VP have lied
Any too many people have died
Though we’re all stuck at home
With our Zoom and our phone
To COVID there is a bright side
 
I probably need to lose weight
And sometimes I can’t concentrate
Can’t drink at a bar
But since I don’t drive my car
I got a refund from Allstate
 
My reading’s all on an eBook
So my Zoom background’s not the right look
I’m really not lazy
I’m going stir crazy
But nobody cares how I look
 
I now drink wine by the carafe
There’s little that can make me laugh
For video guests
I must look by best
But only for my upper half
 
I know I should make sour dough
Should work out to my gym’s HIIT show
Should get in the groove
I should work to improve
But at least I don’t suffer FOMO
 
I read hate-filled Tweets every day
Don’t know what day is today
And my new best friend, Chuck
Drives a UPS truck
But I’ve now read all of Hemingway
 
And my hair just keeps growing and graying
It really is oh so dismaying
With masks that we don
There’s no need to put on
My makeup – now I’m just sayin’
 
I miss driving the interstate
I don’t know how to meditate
I’ve run out of thread
The Paper I dread
But I’m stuck inside with my soul mate
 
Each new day is a bad hair day
Food shopping’s still not OK
There’s no end in sight
They cancelled my flight
But this year I’ll skip my birthday
 
I do all my shopping by mail
Can’t get a tan, so I’m pale
I practice piano
More than I did, so
I’m better at playing my scales
 
It’s easy to lose track of time
Get caught up in FB on line
Some make me howl
Some make me scowl
I’m improving my prose and rhymes
 
It’s hard to be light and carefree
We’re tired of this reality
But I can be smart
I can do my part
Watch fireworks on my TV
 
My triceps are no longer firm
I’m fearful of virus and germs
But with each passing day
more people say
That Trump can’t have another term