The phone rings, trying to boost sales
I feign no French, their keenness fails …
These nuisance calls bring no delight
Their special offers don't excite ...
Who needs new kitchenware these days?
Or on-line food in metal trays?
Weekend showrooms open doors
A brand-new car (with lock-down laws)?
Of course, such pitches must be made
It happens that they will persuade
A lonely housewife, retiree
But not a foreigner like me!
Life as we knew it - gone awry
Abetted by grim news on ‘Sky’
Debates on Trump and Biden cook
Swing states teeter on the hook …
Injustice, riots, angry strikes
Poverty and women’s rights
I cast around for happy news
To feed my anxious, battered Muse …
(c) Poet in the woods 2020
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