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Locked Down Locked Out

Its a pain in the neck and no mistake

Locked down, our busy lives on hold

But what of the billions less wealthy

Forever locked out in the cold?

 

Locked down or locked out

Are two very different fates

We blandly wait for a vaccine

To benefit our richer states

 

In Africa the virus is poverty

Immune to vaccines and drugs

Kids locked down all their lives

Regard...

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