Bonnie Gordon pens a poem about the pandemic in his style.
I am sad
I am mad
Sad and Mad I am
Do you like this plan?
I do not like this plan
I do not like that plan
Sad and Mad I am
No thank you to the focus group
I’d rather clean a chicken coop
I do not want your survey
I did two for you in May
Also, one the other day
I would not like to teach on Zoom
I would not like to in a room
I do not like to see their rooms with beds
I do not like to see their maskless heads
I could not would not teach at Dawn
I would not could not teach at Dusk
I do not want asynchronic
It does not have a tonic
I do not want synchronic
It cannot be symphonic
You say, “Do you have a better plan.”
No, I do not have a better plan.
But still “I do not like your plan”
“Yes, please,” to teaching Hybrid
Said no one who has a kid
Would you could you teach a blend?
You mean one that has no end
That will push me round the bend
Would you try this training program?
I’d rather eat green eggs and ham
Do you like this plan?
I do not like this plan
I do not like that plan
Sad and Mad I am
Do not forget the hardest part
that even though they’re very very smart
They will not stay six feet apart
They will not touch and kiss their friends you say
Don’t bet on this if you don’t want to pay
They should not ride a bus
If they have snot or pus
And the gym they must cut off
If they have the smallest cough
if you think they’ll mind the rules
Then you’re on a ship of fools
Do you like this plan?
I do not like this plan
I do not like that plan
I do not have a plan
Sad and Mad I am
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Bonnie Gordon is associate professor of music and faculty director of the Equity Center at the University of Virginia.
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