They say, now, if you lose your sense of taste,
The proper thing to do is isolate
Yourself: you might harm others, so make haste
And quarantine, before it is too late.
They did not specify whether they meant
A literal or a figurative lack
Of taste. Lack of ability to scent
A rotten-to-the-core plan of attack
On the most vulnerable: that’s dangerous too.
This plan to make foreign key workers pay
For healthcare: if that all smells fine to you,
Then maybe you should keep out of the way.
You are not safe to be around, methinks,
If you can’t tell this situation stinks.
Tom Juniper Poetry 