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Now we all shall die in homes entombed.<\/p>\n

While lawns at Mar-a-Lago are still groomed.<\/div>\n
Ivanka makes designer purses,<\/div>\n
unavailable to nurses.<\/div>\n
Those who’d save us do so at their risk.<\/div>\n
This is even worse than stop-and-frisk.<\/div>\n
Three weeks we should stay inside,<\/div>\n
getting news of those who’ve died.<\/div>\n
This is truly genuine March madness.<\/div>\n
Only betting numbers\u00a0are on sadness.<\/div>\n
No more movies, sports or closing nights.<\/div>\n
Older folks in toilet paper fights.<\/div>\n
Families getting last gas fills,<\/div>\n
ready to head to the hills.<\/div>\n
Running market aisles like ferrets,<\/div>\n
scrambling for lettuce, carrots.<\/div>\n
Only parties are on Skype.<\/div>\n
They would seem a desperate type.<\/div>\n
In this home, the cats are kings.<\/div>\n
They’ll eat us when we get wings.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now we all shall die in homes entombed. While lawns at Mar-a-Lago are still groomed. Ivanka makes designer purses, unavailable to nurses. Those who’d save us do so at their risk. This is even worse … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":261,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=261","url_meta":{"origin":1650,"position":0},"title":"Pole Axed","author":"Rick Young","date":"December 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Santa's in a mild depression. Elves were cut back by recession. Layoffs dampen his enjoyment. Blitzen's getting unemployment. 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