TOPICAL SATIRE
Your Favorite Teacher Told You So
A super spreader poem
Children, the teacher said I have a very important lesson Would you please listen closely It’s a story about the Delta strain on the day of the pandemic
The teacher removed her mask, and with a few clearing coughs, she read with conviction It’s a story about how I misdiagnosed myself, thinking I only had a sinus allergy I’m sure you catch my drift
A pandemic is a disease that spreads over the whole country and the world, boys and girls So mask up and beware of this silent, virulent scare
The children were all horrified while most were wearing their masks, only a few were at half-mast, and one poor kid had wet his pants
In the end, it’s all up to us, said the teacher who didn’t get her coronavirus shot We need to be as healthy as we can for our neighbors, family, God and country
Wash off your LEGOS Don’t cough on the Mario Brothers And, girls make sure you disinfect your dollhouse unless your American Girls will get contaminated
So tell your parents, your favorite teacher told you so And please don’t blame me for the spread If we don’t join together, there might be unwanted gifts we bring home to share.
This poem was triggered by the news story A Calif. elementary school teacher took off her mask for a read-aloud. Within days, half of her class was positive for delta.
© 2021 Mark Tulin