Have you any
masks?
One for the
hospitals
And one for the
nurses
One for the
doctors
To save them
from the worst pass
But the US has
issued decrees
You can’t import
them
We’re keeping
them for ourselves
And other
medical needs
Just save
yourself
You can make
them from cloth
We’re keeping
them for Americans
Not Canadians
Now look at us
and do your worst
You namby,
pamby, too polite Canadians
Is it
profiteering?
Is it
selfishness?
Or both?
What makes
someone claim
All the medical supplies
are theirs
We share a
border
We share
businesses
We send medical staff
Dcotors and nurse
Across the line
We give and we
give
You take and you
take
Now you want to
us
To give
everything
And leave us
nothing?
We are not the
dirt
Under your feet
We are not
expendable
For your
mistakes
We care about
you
Though
sometimes
You seem
The
black sheep
Of the family
We share,
because we care
We are in this
together
Let’s work
together
And save us all
Ventilators and
masks for all
©Sheilagh Lee April 4, 2020
