Portside

Hydroxychloroquine

By Pete Seidman

He’s taking hydroxychloroquine

And he will not wear his mask

I hope I don’t seem really mean

When the following I ask:

Would not the moral arc of history

Best bend to its required task

If those behind the white house fences

(In their greed-befouled offensive

Treating workers as their prey

Forcing us back to work right away

In dangerous plants at again-lowered pay)

If those behind the white house fences

Should not personally face Corona’s consequences?

Pete Seidman is a longtime socialist and union activist living in Miami, FL.