Celebrities made videos to tell
Us how Coronavirus is as bad
For them as anyone. A living hell!
They washed their hands in mansions. Never had
They understood the little people so:
“We’re all at risk! Regardless of our race,
Or status, we’re all equal now, you know!”
A stirring sentiment, although misplaced.
If you are poor, and if you are not white
Your chances of surviving this are less.
Disparities aren’t something we can fight
By claiming that we’re all in the same mess.
Pandemics never even up the score.
They simply emphasize injustice more.
Tom Juniper Poetry 