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.