by Paul Robert Mullen
scientists warn that a second wave of COVID-19
is inevitable — that schools re-opening too soon will spike
numbers — relaxed social distancing will lead
to an increase in cases
further chaos & disruption
put a nation already half-insane back to square one
more deaths
economy over safety
seems to be the government script
though they’ll tell you nothing
of the sort
from those daily podiums they hide behind
motives veiled by crass illegible mottos
‘BE ALERT’
Paul Robert Mullen is a poet, musician, lecturer, radio presenter, traveler and sociable loner from Liverpool, U.K. He has four published poetry collections: curse this blue raincoat (2017), testimony (2018), 35 (2018) and disintegration
(2020). He has been widely published in magazines worldwide. Paul is the co-founder and editor of The Broken Spine Artist Collective.
