LOCKDOWN 2

They’ve taken out a lean
on humanity.

Can’t you feel
the way your shoulder aches
the sudden heart attack
the lost job?

Faceless and powerful
they want you to nod
when they blink

And they will tell you
it’s for your own good
this slow, unwinding
decay

I hear the pots and pans
bang on Yonge Street
voices rise
above the legislature
freedom in the air