TELEGRAM: Pining for Toronto — (STOP) — Pining for random guy mansplaining and eating tacos on the TTC — (STOP) — Pestering Brockville municipal election candidates on why there aren’t any Ethiopian restaurants in town — (STOP) — Inviting all Ontarians to the River City Reading Series, Saturday, September 24, 7pm in downtown Brockville at Medium Effort Art Supplies — (STOP)— Please stop — (STOP) — No, don’t stop — (STOP) — Never stop — (STOP)
I Miss Stage 1
I miss Stage 1
It was good fun
hanging in my jammies
having little nappies
in the afternoon
it went so soon
Grocery clerks were heroes
celebrities were zeros
you couldn’t see me
I had on homemade PPE
I miss Stage 1
I miss Stage 1
it was good fun
Unless you had Covid-19
Devastation not foreseen
Except by those in the know
Sounding the alarm
Of the virus’ great harm
Rest of us ate treats like fudge
Now we have pandemic pudge
But at least we’re still breathing
our babies now be teething
but we’re the lucky ones
we haven’t died from guns
we can login
sip bespoke gin
and be at work with no commute.
our shrunken lives we must compute
That’s why I Miss Stage 1
when everyone had fun
hanging out in jammies
having little nappies
Nature said Time out
you need to layabout
Let me have some rest
While I put you to the test
stay still
or I will kill
You.